I will keep on obeying your instructions forever and ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
- KJV So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
- BSB I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
- NKJV So shall I keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
- NASB So I will keep Your Law continually, Forever and ever.
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Quick answer
The psalmist resolves to keep God's law continually, forever and ever. It matters because obedience is meant to be a lifelong and unending commitment.
Overview
The psalmist pledges perpetual, never-ending obedience to God's law. His devotion is not temporary but a settled, lifelong aim. Such enduring faithfulness is ultimately secured by Christ, whose finished work and indwelling Spirit enable believers to walk in obedience forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Rev 22:11He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
- Ps 119:33–34Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
- Rev 7:15Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
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