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Psalm 111:8

They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.

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!
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
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“Forever and ever” gives God’s precepts a permanence that can steady trust, while truth and uprightness describe how those precepts are carried out.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Matthew 5:18For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, …Both passages affirm the endurance of God’s commands, with Jesus emphasizing that even the smallest marks of the law will remain until all is accomplished.
Psalm 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.Both psalms describe God’s ordinances or precepts as true and right, within lines that speak of permanence.
Isaiah 40:8The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”Both passages declare permanence: God’s precepts are established forever, and his word stands forever despite the fading of grass and flowers.
Revelation 15:3They 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 …Truth and uprightness mark God’s precepts in the psalm, while the song in Revelation praises his ways as righteous and true.
Romans 7:12Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good.Both passages affirm the rightness of God’s commands: the psalm speaks of uprightness, and Romans calls the commandment righteous and good.
Job 36:24“Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.Both passages speak with reverence about what God does, though Job emphasizes praise rather than the permanence of his precepts.
Romans 3:31Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.Both passages affirm the standing of God’s commands, with Romans rejecting the claim that faith nullifies the law.
Psalm 119:127–128Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.Both passages honor God’s commands: Psalm 111 affirms their permanence and uprightness, while Psalm 119 expresses love for them above gold.
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Read Psalm 111:7–8 and underline what describes God’s precepts

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Encouragement

The psalm gives you firm ground for trust: God’s precepts endure, and truth and uprightness belong to the way they are carried out.

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