Psalms 119:142

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:142 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Psalms 119:142 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness - It never changes. The principles of thy law, of thy government, and of thy method of saving people, are the same under all dispensations, in every land, in all worlds; and they will remain the same forever. Human governments change. Old dynasties pass away. New laws are enacted under new administrations. Customs change. Opinions change. People change. The world changes. But as God himself never changes, so it is with his law. That law is founded on eternal truth, and can never change. And thy law is the truth - It is founded on “truth;” on the reality of things. It is so essentially founded on truth, it springs so certainly out of truth, or…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Everlasting - The same in all ages and places. Psalms 119:143”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Thy righteousness: Men, as Bp. Horne observes, may decree wickedness by a law; or they may change their decrees, and with them what is right to-day may be wrong to-morrow; but the law of God is righteousness, and it is truth, to-day and forever. an everlasting: Psa 119:144, Psa 36:6; Isa 51:6, Isa 51:8; Dan 9:24; Th2 1:6-10 and thy: Psa 119:151, Psa 19:9; Joh 17:17; Eph 4:21 Psalms 119:143”
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