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Psalm 119:152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever. Psalm 119:164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments. Treasury of Scripture. Your word is true from the beginning: and every one of your righteous judgments endures for ever.
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Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy...
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The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of...
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The main thing - that on which all relied - was truth,...
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To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph....
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The main thing - that on which all relied - was truth, absolute truth. It was not "made" truth by the mere will of God, but it was "founded on" essential truth. Compare Psalm 119:142, note; Psalm 119:144, note. Margin, "The beginning of thy word is true." Its origin is truth; its foundation is truth; its essential nature is truth. See Psalm 19:9.
Law (torah, used 25 times in Psalm 119): “Its parent verb means ‘teach’ or ‘direct’; therefore coming from God it means both ‘law’ and ‘revelation.’. It can be used of a single command or of a whole body of law.” (Derek Kidner) Word (dabar, used 24 times): The idea is of the spoken word, God’s revealed word to man.
This long and noble psalm is devoted to the praise of God's Word, which is mentioned in every verse but one, Psalms 119:122. Probably if we were to substitute Will for Word we should not be far wrong. The earnest desire of the writer was that his will should be brought into blessed and unbroken union with the divine purpose in his life.
The Meaning of Psalms 119:160 Explained. KJV: Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. YLT: The sum of Thy word is truth, And to the age is every judgment of Thy righteousness! Darby: The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
It refers principally to those integri viae (vitae). In Psalm 119:3 the description of those who are accounted blessed is carried further. Perfects,a s denoting that which is habitual, alternate with futures used as presents. In Psalm 119:4 לשׁמר expresses the purpose of the enjoining, as in Psalm 119:5 the goal of the
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Psalm 119:160. ESV The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. NIV All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. NASB The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. CSB The entirety of your word is truth, each of your righteous judgments endures ...
