KJV King James Version
The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether.
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Psalm 19:9
The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
WEB World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
ASV American Standard Version
The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The fear of Jehovah is clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah are true, They have been righteous—together.
Surrounding context — Psalm 19
6 His going forth [is] from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired [are they] than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.
12 Who can understand [his] errors? cleanse thou me from secret [faults].
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יִרְאַ֤תH3374 · yir.ahfearיְהוָ֨ה׀H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDטְהוֹרָה֮H2889 · ta.horpureעוֹמֶ֪דֶתH5975 · a.madto stand: standלָ֫עַ֥דH5703 · adperpetuityמִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־H4941 · mish.patjustice: judgementיְהוָ֥הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱמֶ֑תH571 · e.mettruth: faithfulצָֽדְק֥וּH6663 · tsa.daqto justifyיַחְדָּֽו׃H3162 · ya.chadunitedness
Cross-references
1 Samuel 12:24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.Psalm 119:142Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.Psalm 119:137-138TZADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.Psalm 119:1ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.Psalm 34:11-14Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Psalm 111:10The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.Psalm 115:13He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.Revelation 16:7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.Psalm 10:5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them.Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation [is there so] great, that hath statutes and judgments [so] righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?Genesis 42:18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; [for] I fear God:1 Kings 18:12And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.Psalm 36:6Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.1 Kings 18:3-4And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.Psalm 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
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