Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever. New Living Translation I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last forever. Resh English Standard Version Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever. Berean Standard Bible Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever. King James Bible Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. New King James Version Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever. New American Standard Bible From long ago I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. NASB 1995 Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. Resh. NASB 1977 Of old I have known from Thy testimonies, That Thou hast founded them forever. Legacy Standard Bible Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. Amplified Bible Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. Christian Standard Bible Long ago I learned from your decrees that you have established them forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible Long ago I learned from Your decrees that You have established them forever. American Standard Version Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. Contemporary English Version From studying your laws, I found out long ago you made them to last forever. English Revised Version Of old have I known from thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation Long ago I learned from your written instructions that you made them to last forever. Good News Translation Long ago I learned about your instructions; you made them to last forever. International Standard Version I discovered long ago about your decrees that you have confirmed them forever. Majority Standard Bible Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever. NET Bible I learned long ago that you ordained your rules to last. New Heart English Bible Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. Webster's Bible Translation Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. World English Bible Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have known Your testimonies of old, "" That You have founded them for all time! Young's Literal Translation Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them! Smith's Literal Translation Of old I knew from thy testimonies, for thou didst found them forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: that thou hast founded them for ever. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Long have I known from your testimonies that you have established them forever. New Revised Standard Version Long ago I learned from your decrees that you have established them forever. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleConcerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have known your testimony from the first because you have established it from eternity. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Of old have I known from Thy testimonies That Thou hast founded them for ever. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have known of old concerning thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…151You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true. 152Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever. 153Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.… Cross References Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. 1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. Isaiah 46:9-10 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Matthew 5:18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— Psalm 33:11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations. James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. Proverbs 19:21 Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail. Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. Psalm 89:34 I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. Treasury of Scripture Concerning your testimonies, I have known of old that you have founded them for ever. thy testimonies Psalm 119:144,160 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live… Psalm 89:34-37 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips… Psalm 111:7,8 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure… Jump to Previous Age Ago Established Forever Founded Learned Statutes Testimonies Unchanging WordJump to Next Age Ago Established Forever Founded Learned Statutes Testimonies Unchanging WordPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw Long ago The phrase "long ago" suggests a deep-rooted understanding and a historical perspective. In Hebrew, the word used here is "קֶדֶם" (qedem), which often refers to ancient times or the past. This indicates that the psalmist's knowledge of God's testimonies is not recent or fleeting but has been established over a significant period. It reflects a wisdom that comes from experience and tradition, emphasizing the timeless nature of God's word and the enduring truth that has been passed down through generations. I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever Verse 152. - Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them forever; rather, from thy testimonies. The study of God's commandments has long ago convinced the psalmist that they are no passing or temporary enactments, but eternal laws, decreed and laid down forever. The "testimonies" spoken of are, of course, the moral precepts of the Law, not its economical or political enactments. |
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