Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 119:91
91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
Psalms 119:91 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
- New International Version (NIV)Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants.
Context of Psalms 119:91
89For ever, O Yhwh, thy word is settled in heaven. 90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. 92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
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לְֽ֭מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ עָמְד֣וּ הַיּ֑וֹם כִּ֖י הַכֹּ֣ל עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:91
- Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of Yhwh: for he commanded, and they were created.
- Genesis 8:22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
- Isaiah 48:13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
- Jeremiah 33:25Thus saith Yhwh; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
- Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which Yhwh thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
- Joshua 10:12Then spake Joshua to Yhwh in the day when Yhwh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
- Judges 5:20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
- Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Matthew 8:9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:91
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 91They continue this day - This verse should be thus read: All are thy servants; therefore, they continue this day according to thy ordinances. "All the celestial bodies are governed by thy power. Thou hast given an ordinance or appointment to each, and each fulfils thy will in the place thou hast assigned it."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 91They continue this day according to thine ordinances - According to thy judgments (Hebrew); that is, thy commands. They “stand” (Hebrew) as thou hast appointed; they are what thou didst design them to be. The original purpose in their creation is carried out, and they thus furnish an illustration of the stability of thy government and the permanency of thy law. For all are thy servants - All worlds obey thy commands; all are under thy control. They show…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 89-96Verses 89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the creatures answer the ends of their creation: shall man, who alone is endued with reason, be the only unprofitable burden of the earth? We may make the Bible a pleasant companion at any time. But the word, without the grace of God, would not quicken us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 89-96Lamedh (ל) is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The stability of God’s wisdom gives understanding. God’s word provides order and a framework for living, even when under pressure from adversaries.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 89-9189-91. In all changes God's Word remains firm (1Pe 1:25). Like the heavens, it continually attests God's unfailing power and unchanging care (Psa 89:2). is settled in--that is, stands as firmly as the heaven in which it dwells, and whence it emanated.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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