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Psalm 19:9
New English Translation
Psalm 19:9
New English Translation
9 The commands to fear the Lord are right[a]
and endure forever.[b]
The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy
and absolutely just.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:9 tn Heb “the fear of the Lord is clean.” The phrase “fear of the Lord” probably refers here to the law, which teaches one how to demonstrate proper reverence for the Lord. See Ps 111:10 for another possible use of the phrase in this sense.
- Psalm 19:9 tn Heb “[it] stands permanently.”
- Psalm 19:9 sn Trustworthy and absolutely just. The Lord’s commands accurately reflect God’s moral will for his people and are an expression of his just character.
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