Psalms 111:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They stand fast for ever and ever, and 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Matt 5:18 : 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Ps 19:9 : 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Isa 40:8 : 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
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, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
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 void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 7:12 : 12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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