New Living Translation
Psalms 119:160
160The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 119:160
158Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing for your word. 159See how I love your commandments, Lord. Give back my life because of your unfailing love. The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever. 161Powerful people harass me without cause, but my heart trembles only at your word. 162I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure.
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רֹאשׁ־דְּבָרְךָ֥ אֱמֶ֑ת וּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗ם כָּל־מִשְׁפַּ֥ט צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:160
- Psalms 119:86All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
- 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
- Psalms 119:75I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear him.
- Matthew 5:18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
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
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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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