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89LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. …
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 89-91)Here, 1. The psalmist acknowledges the unchangeableness of the word of God and of all his counsels: “ For ever, O Lord! thy word is settled. Thou art for ever thyself (so some read it); thou art the same, and with thee there is no variableness, and this is a proof of it. Thy word , by which the heavens were made, is settled there in the abiding products of it;” or the settling of God’s word in hea…
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