Psalms

Psalm 111:7–8

7The works of His hands are truth and justice;

all His precepts are trustworthy.

8They are upheld forever and ever,

enacted in truth and uprightness.

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Psalm 111:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma·‘ă·śêNoun - masculine plural constructH4639 deed, work
of His handsיָ֭דָיוyā·ḏāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
are truthאֱמֶ֣ת’ĕ·meṯNoun - feminine singularH571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טū·miš·pāṭConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
His preceptsפִּקּוּדָֽיו׃piq·qū·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6490 precept
are trustworthyנֶ֝אֱמָנִ֗יםne·’ĕ·mā·nîmVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH539 confirm, support

Psalm 111:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They are upheldסְמוּכִ֣יםsə·mū·ḵîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH5564 lean, lay, rest, support
foreverלָעַ֣דlā·‘aḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5703 perpetuity
and everלְעוֹלָ֑םlə·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
enactedעֲ֝שׂוּיִ֗ם‘ă·śū·yimVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH6213 do, make
in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe·’ĕ·meṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
and uprightnessוְיָשָֽׁר׃wə·yā·šārConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH3477 straight, right

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 111:7 Psalm 19:7 · Psalm 89:14 · Deuteronomy 32:4 · Psalm 105:8 · Psalm 119:151 · Revelation 15:3–4 · Psalm 119:160 · Psalm 98:3

Psalm 111:8 Matthew 5:18 · Psalm 19:9 · Isaiah 40:8 · Romans 7:12 · Revelation 15:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.