All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- KJV All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- ESV All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- NKJV All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
- NASB All the paths of the Lord are faithfulness and truth To those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.
- NLT The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
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Quick answer
All God's paths are steadfast love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant. God deals with his covenant people in unfailing love and truth.
Overview
David affirms that every way God leads his covenant people is marked by loving kindness and faithfulness. Even God's discipline and commands flow from his love and reliability. For those joined to God through the covenant, his dealings are wholly trustworthy, a truth supremely confirmed in Christ, the mediator of a better covenant sealed in love.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 33
- Jas 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
- Rom 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Heb 8:8–12But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Ps 40:11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
- Ps 103:17–18But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Ps 119:75–76I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- Rom 2:13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
- Ps 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Isa 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- Isa 25:1O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.
- Ps 33:4For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
- Gen 5:24Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
- Hos 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Zeph 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
- Ps 24:4–5He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
- Heb 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- Gen 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Ps 50:23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
- Ps 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Ps 18:25–26To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
- Ps 85:10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
- Ps 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
- Gen 24:27saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
- Isa 56:1–6This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
- Acts 10:35but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
- Ps 28:4–6Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
- Ps 37:23–24The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- 2 Sam 15:20In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”
- Ps 98:3He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Gen 48:15–16Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Ps 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
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