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Psalm 111:7

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

5He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
6He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
7The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
8They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.
9He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
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Notice

The move from God's hands to his precepts links trust in what he does with trust in what he commands.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 19:7The LORD’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.Both passages describe God's instruction as dependable, using the word “sure” for his precepts or covenant.
Psalm 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.Truth and justice mark God's works in Psalm 111 and his royal rule in Psalm 89.
Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.Both passages praise God's works as just, grounding confidence in the rightness of what he does.
1 Timothy 2:7to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.Truth is the shared word, though Psalm 111 describes God's works while Paul affirms the truth of his testimony.
Psalm 105:8He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,Both texts affirm the dependability of God's word: his precepts are sure, and he remembers his covenant.
Psalm 119:160All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHINBoth passages connect truth with God's dependable instruction, describing his precepts as sure and his ordinances as enduring.
Revelation 15:3–4They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both songs praise God's works and describe what he does in terms of truth and justice.
2 Thessalonians 1:5This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.Both passages affirm God's justice, with Psalm 111 describing his works and Paul speaking of his righteous judgment.
2 Timothy 2:13If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”Both passages affirm God's dependability: his precepts are sure, and he remains faithful even when people are faithless.
Where this verse fits

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Read Psalm 111:7–8 and list what makes God's precepts trustworthy

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Encouragement

God's commands share the truth and justice of his works. Your trust has a firm ground: the God who acts is the God who speaks.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).