Psalms 111:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יָ֭דָיו אֱמֶ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט נֶ֝אֱמָנִ֗ים כָּל־פִּקּוּדָֽיו׃

Transliteration

Ma'ăśê yādāyw 'ĕmet û-mišpāṭ ne'ĕmānîm all-piqqûdāyw

Grammar Details

*Ma'ăśê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - works of
*yādāyw*: noun, feminine, dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands
*'ĕmet*: noun, feminine, singular - truth/faithfulness
*û*-: conjunction - and
*mišpāṭ*: noun, masculine, singular - justice/judgment
*ne'ĕmānîm*: adjective, masculine, plural - faithful/reliable
*piqqûdāyw*: noun, masculine, plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his precepts/commandments

Word Meanings

*Ma'ăśê*: works/deeds/actions/acts
*yādāyw*: his hands/his power
*'ĕmet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability/constancy
*mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/right/ordinance
*ne'ĕmānîm*: faithful/reliable/trustworthy/established
*piqqûdāyw*: his precepts/his commandments/his instructions

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.
Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Ps 89:14 : 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
Ps 93:5 : 5 Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.
Ps 98:3 : 3 He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Ps 105:8 : 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Ps 119:86 : 86 All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; Help thou me.
Ps 119:151 : 151 Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth.
Ps 119:160 : 160 The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
2 Tim 2:13 : 13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he {G1410} cannot deny himself.
Rev 15:3-4 : 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages. 4 Who shall not fear, {G4571} O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
Deut 32:4 : 4 The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.

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