Psalms 111:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and uprightness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סְמוּכִ֣ים לָעַ֣ד לְעוֹלָ֑ם עֲ֝שׂוּיִ֗ם בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת וְיָשָֽׁר׃

Transliteration

Səmûkîm lā'ad lə-'ôlām 'ăśûyîm be-'ĕmet və-yāšār

Grammar Details

*Səmûkîm*: passive participle, masculine, plural - supported/established
*lā'ad*: preposition with noun - forever
*lə*-: preposition - for/to
*'ôlām*: noun, masculine, singular - eternity/perpetuity
*'ăśûyîm*: passive participle, masculine, plural - made/done
*be*-: preposition - in/with
*'ĕmet*: noun, feminine, singular - truth/faithfulness
*və*-: conjunction - and
*yāšār*: adjective, masculine, singular - upright/straight

Word Meanings

*Səmûkîm*: supported/established/upheld/confirmed
*lā'ad*: forever/eternally/perpetually
*'ôlām*: eternity/perpetuity/ancient times
*'ăśûyîm*: made/done/performed/fashioned
*'ĕmet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability/constancy
*yāšār*: upright/straight/just/right

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About this Translation

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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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
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

Matt 5:18 : 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.
Ps 19:9 : 9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, [and] righteous altogether.
Isa 40:8 : 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
Rev 15:3 : 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.
Ps 119:127-128 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way.
Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.
Rom 7:12 : 12 So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

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