Psalms 119:138
You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
In Context
137TZADE O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
139My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:8And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
Psalms 19:7\19:6\His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.
Psalms 119:144The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:138-139
18. TZADDI. 137 Righteous art thou, O Lord , and upright are thy judgments. 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. Here is, 1. The righteousness of God, the infinite rectitude and perfection of his nature. As he is what he is, so he is what he should be, and in every thing acts as becomes him; there is nothing wanting, nothing amiss, in God; his will is the eternal rule of equity, and he is righteous, for he does all according to it. 2. The righteousness of his government. He… Read the whole commentary →