New English Translation
Psalms 119:138
138The rules you impose are just, and absolutely reliable.
Psalms 119:138 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
- New International Version (NIV)The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful.
Context of Psalms 119:138
136Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law. צ (Tsade) 137You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair. The rules you impose are just, and absolutely reliable. 139My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions. 140Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:138 word by word
צִ֭וִּיתָ צֶ֣דֶק עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ וֶֽאֱמוּנָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:138
- Psalms 119:86All your commands are reliable. I am pursued without reason. Help me!
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
- Deuteronomy 4:8And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?
- Psalms 119:75I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:138
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded - Thy law, considered as a testimony as to what is right and best. Are righteous and very faithful - Margin, as in Hebrew, “righteousness and faithfulness.” They are “so” righteous, and so deserving of confidence - so certain to be accomplished, and so worthy to be trusted in - that they may be spoken of as “righteousness” and “fidelity” of the most perfect kind; the very essence of that which is right.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 137-144Verses 137-144 God never did, and never can do wrong to any. The promises are faithfully performed by Him that made them. Zeal against sin should constrain us to do what we can against it, at least to do more in religion ourselves. Our love to the word of God is evidence of our love to God, because it is designed to make us partake his holiness. Men's real excellency always makes them low in their own eyes. When we are small and despised, we have the more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 137-144Tsadhe (צ) is the eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God is righteous, and his word is right and just, especially in contrast to the deceptions of the wicked.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 137-139137-139. God's justice and faithfulness in His government aggravate the neglect of the wicked, and more excite the lively zeal of His people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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