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Psalm 111

Psa. 111:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The works
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
of his hands
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
are verity
'emeth (Hebrew #571)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
KJV usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Pronounce: eh'-meth
Origin: contracted from 539
and judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
; allt his commandments
piqquwd (Hebrew #6490)
from 6485; properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
KJV usage: commandment, precept, statute.
Pronounce: pik-kood'
Origin: or piqqud {pik-kood'}
are sure
'aman (Hebrew #539)
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; once (Isa. 30:21; interchangeable with 541) to go to the right hand
KJV usage: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, + fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
Pronounce: aw-man'
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 19:7• 7The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple; (Psa. 19:7)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 85:10• 10Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other: (Psa. 85:10)
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Psa. 89:14• 14Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face. (Psa. 89:14)
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Psa. 98:3• 3He hath remembered his loving-kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. (Psa. 98:3)
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Deut. 32:4• 4He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A *God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he. (Deut. 32:4)
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2 Tim. 2:13• 13if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself. (2 Tim. 2:13)
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Rev. 15:3‑4• 3And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of nations.
 4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and do homage before thee; for thy righteousnesses have been made manifest. (Rev. 15:3‑4)
all his.
Psa. 19:7• 7The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple; (Psa. 19:7)
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Psa. 105:8• 8He is ever mindful of his covenant,--the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,-- (Psa. 105:8)
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Psa. 119:86,151,160• 86All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
 151Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
 160The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever. (Psa. 119:86,151,160)
• (vv. 7-8) Accomplished in truth and righteousness, His works stand fast forever. (“Psalms 111” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The works of his hands are truth and judgmentb; all his precepts are faithful:

JND Translation Notes

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Or "justice."