Psalms 119:142
Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
In Context
141Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
Cross References
Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms 119:144The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
Psalms 119:160The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
Isaiah 51:8For the moth shall consume them like a garment, And the worm shall eat them like wool. But my goodness shall endure forever, And my salvation from generation to generation.
John 17:17Sanctify them in thy truth; thy word is truth.
2 Thessalonians 1:6since it will be just with God to repay distress to them that distress you,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:142
141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. Here is, 1. David pious and yet poor. He was a man after God's own heart, one whom the King of kings did delight to honour, and yet small and despised in his own account and in the account of many others. Men's excellency cannot always secure them from contempt; nay, it often exposes them to the scorn of others and always makes them low in their own eyes. God has chosen the foolish things of the world, and it has been the common lot of his people to be… Read the whole commentary →