Psalms 111:7

111:6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

KJV

The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

111:8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. stand: Heb. are established

What does Psalms 111:7 mean?

Psalms 111:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh), יָד (yâd), אֶמֶת (ʼemeth).

Hebrew interlinear

The

worksמַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăseh/mah-as-eh'/H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

his

handsיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

are

verityאֶמֶתʼemeth/eh'-meth/H571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

and

judgment;מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, 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

all

his

commandmentsפִּקּוּדpiqqûwd/pik-kood'/H6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)

are

sure.אָמַןʼâman/aw-man'/H539properly, 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;

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 111:7.

Exodus 28:15

And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 111:7 say?

Psalms 111:7 (King James Version) reads: "The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure."

Is Psalms 111:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 111:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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