Psalms 119:89
LAMED. To eternity, O Lord, standeth firm thy word with the heavens.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
In Context
88According to thy kindness give me life, that I may observe the testimony of thy mouth.
90Unto all generations endureth thy faithfulness: thou hast established the earth, and she standeth.
Cross References
Psalms 111:7The works of his hands are truth and justice: faultless are all his precepts.
Psalms 119:152Of old already I knew of thy testimonies; because for eternity hast thou founded them.
Isaiah 40:8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God will stand firm for ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:89
88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. Here is, 1. David in care to be found in the way of his duty. His constant desire and design are to keep the testimony of God's mouth, to keep to it as his rule and to keep hold of it as his confidence and portion for ever. This we must keep, whatever we lose. 2. David at prayer for divine grace to assist him therein: " Quicken me after thy lovingkindness (make me alive and make me lively), so shall I keep thy testimonies, "… Read the whole commentary →