Psalms 119:89
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
In Context
88According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 111:7The works of his hands, are faithful and just, Firm are all his precepts;
Psalms 119:152Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
Isaiah 40:8The grass, hath withered, The flower, hath faded,—But the word of our God, shall stand unto times age-abiding!
Matthew 24:34Verily, I say unto you—In nowise, shall this generation, pass away, until all these things, shall happen:
2 Peter 3:13But, new heavens, and a new earth, according to his promise, are we expecting, wherein, righteousness, is to dwell.
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 →