Psalms 119:160

Psalms 119:160 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.

Context of Psalms 119:160

158I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word. 159See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, Lord, in accordance with your love. All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. 161Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word. 162I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.

Psalms 119:160 word by word

רֹאשׁ־דְּבָרְךָ֥ אֱמֶ֑ת וּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗ם כָּל־מִשְׁפַּ֥ט צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• the beginningרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: groupH7218
• and every one of thy righteousצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Psalms 119:160

• Psalms 119:86All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
• Proverbs 30:5“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
• 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
• Psalms 119:75I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
• Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.
• Matthew 5:18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:160

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 160Thy word is true from the beginning - literally, “The head of thy word is truth.” Probably the meaning is, that the “principles” of God‘s word were truth, or were based on truth. 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 153-160Verses 153-160 The closer we cleave to the word of God, both as our rule and as our stay, the more assurance we have of deliverance. Christ is the Advocate of his people, their Redeemer. Those who were quickened by his Spirit and grace, when they were dead in trespasses and sins, often need to have the work of grace revived in them, according to the word of promise. The wicked not only do not God's statutes, but they do not even seek them. They flatter…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 153-160Resh (ר): This request for life appears throughout Psalm 119, but it is focused in this stanza.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 160160. God has been ever faithful, and the principles of His government will ever continue worthy of confidence. from the beginning--that is, "every word from Genesis (called so by the Jews from its first words, 'In the beginning') to the end of the Scriptures is true." Hengstenberg translates more literally, "The sum of thy words is truth." The sense is substantially the same. The whole body of revelation is truth. "Thy Word is nothing but truth" [Luther]…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:160

• Truth
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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