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Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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King James Version

Psalms 111:7

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   God Continued...;   Truth;   Word of God;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible, the;   Fulfilment of Prophecy;   God's Word;   Prophecy;   Word;   Word of God;   Word, God's;   The Topic Concordance - Commandment;   Covenant;   God;   Israel/jews;   Judges;   Name;   Redemption;   Surety;   Truth;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Work;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   Ethics;   Haggai;   Hallelujah;   Psalms;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Acrostic;   Alphabet;   Haggai;   Hallelujah;   Precept;   Verily;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy.
English Revised Version
The works of his hands are truth and judgment;
Update Bible Version
The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure.
New Century Version
Everything he does is good and fair; all his orders can be trusted.
New English Translation
His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.
Webster's Bible Translation
The works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure.
World English Bible
The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
Amplified Bible
The works of His hands are truth and [absolute] justice; All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy).
English Standard Version
The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That he yyue to hem the eritage of folkis; the werkis of hise hondis ben treuthe and doom.
Berean Standard Bible
The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
Contemporary English Version
God is always honest and fair, and his laws can be trusted.
American Standard Version
The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure.
Bible in Basic English
The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging.
Complete Jewish Bible
The works of his hands are truth and justice; all his precepts can be trusted.
Darby Translation
The works of his hands are truth and judgment; all his precepts are faithful:
Easy-to-Read Version
Everything he does is good and fair. All his commands can be trusted.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are sure.
King James Version (1611)
The works of his hands are veritie and iudgment: all his commandements are sure.
New Life Bible
The works of His hands are faithful and right. All His Laws are true.
New Revised Standard
The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The workes of his handes are trueth and iudgement: all his statutes are true.
George Lamsa Translation
The works of his hands are truth and justice, and they endure for ever and ever.
Good News Translation
In all he does he is faithful and just; all his commands are dependable.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The works of his hands, are faithful and just, Firm are all his precepts;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(110-7) That he may give them the inheritance of the Gentiles: the works of his hands are truth and judgment.
Revised Standard Version
The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The workes of his handes are veritie and iudgement: all his commaundementes are true.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The works of his hands are truth and judgment: all his commandments are sure:
Christian Standard Bible®
The works of his hands are truth and justice;all his instructions are trustworthy.
Hebrew Names Version
The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
Lexham English Bible
The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.
Literal Translation
The works of His hands are truth and all His commandments are true,
Young's Literal Translation
The works of His hands [are] true and just, Stedfast [are] all His appointments.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The workes of his hodes are verite & iudgment, all his comaundemetes are true.
New American Standard Bible
The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are trustworthy.
New King James Version
The works of His hands are verity and justice; All His precepts are sure.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The works of His hands are truth and justice; All His precepts are sure.
Legacy Standard Bible
The works of His hands are truth and justice;All His precepts are faithful.

Contextual Overview

6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. 9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

works: Psalms 85:10, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 98:3, Deuteronomy 32:4, 2 Timothy 2:13, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 15:4

all his: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 105:8, Psalms 119:86, Psalms 119:151, Psalms 119:160

Reciprocal: Psalms 119:152 - thy testimonies Isaiah 45:19 - speak righteousness 2 Thessalonians 1:5 - righteous 1 Timothy 2:7 - verity

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The works of his hands are verity and judgment,.... His works of providence are just and true, particularly these which respected the driving the Canaanites out of their land, and settling the Israelites in it; these were done according to the truth of the divine promises and prophecies, and so were "verity" or "truth"; and for the sins of the Heathen, and by him who has a right to dispose of the earth and the fulness of it to whom he pleases, and so are "judgment" or righteous; and this holds good of his work of grace upon the heart, which is the work of his hands, and is "truth in the inward parts": and is created in righteousness and true holiness; and of all his acts of grace in election, redemption, c. which are according to the truth of the divine nature and its perfections, and in which there is no unrighteousness. Some interpret this of the two tables of stone, which were the work, writing, and engraving of God, and on which were inscribed the judgments of the Lord and are "true and righteous altogether". Aben Ezra understands it of the law implanted in the hearts of men.

All his commandments are sure: firm, and to be believed and complied with, either to destroy the nations, or to possess their land; or rather the commands of the moral law, which are firm and sure, one jot or tittle of which shall never pass away; all have been fulfilled by Christ, and remain with him a rule of walk and conversation; or the word which the Lord has commanded to a thousand generations, Psalms 105:8 the covenant which is ordered in all things and sure; the promises of which are yea and amen in Christ; and the blessings of it, the sure mercies of David; and even the doctrines of the Gospel are the commandments and testimony of the Lord, which are sure, Psalms 19:8 and to be believed, being the word of truth, the Gospel of our salvation, and coming from God, who cannot lie.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The works of his hands - All that he does in the works of creation and providence; all in his acts toward the children of men.

Are verity - Truth. That is, They tend to establish and confirm the truth; they are done in the cause or the defense of truth. Truth in any case may be ascertained by what God “does,” for all that he defends and protects is “truth,” and his acts, therefore, may be regarded as an expression of what is true and right.

And judgment - In the cause of justice; or, in maintaining the principles of right. God never does anything to vindicate wrong. None of his acts can be fairly interpreted as having been done to sustain injustice, fraud, deceit, ambition, oppression, murder, or licentiousness. That he suffers free agents to do these things without interference is no evidence that he approves of them. That he “disapproves” of them is shown

(a) by his declarations;

(b) by his threatenings;

(c) by all that he does to punish the wicked here.

All his commandments are sure - His statutes; his ordinances. They are sure; that is, they are to be relied on; or, are worthy of confidence.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 111:7. Verity and judgment — His works are verity or truth, because they were wrought for the fulfilment of the promises he made to their fathers. And they were just; for their punishment was in consequence of their infidelities: and the punishment of the Babylonians was only in consequence of their gross iniquities; and in both respects he had proved his work to be according to justice and judgment.


 
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