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The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

Psalms 19:9

In 11 translations

BSB
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
KJV
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.true: Heb. truth
WEB
The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
ASV
The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.
LSV
The fear of YHWH [is] clean, standing for all time, || The judgments of YHWH [are] true, || They have been righteous—together.
YLT
The fear of Jehovah [is] clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah [are] true, They have been righteous — together.
DBY
The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of Jehovah are truth, they are righteous altogether:
DRC18:10
The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
GNV
The feare of the Lord is cleane, and indureth for euer: the iudgements of the Lord are trueth: they are righteous altogether,
JPS19:10
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, they are righteous altogether;
LXXE18:10
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

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Original-language editions

WLC19:10
יִרְאַ֤ת יְהוָ֨ה ׀ טְהוֹרָה֮ עוֹמֶ֪דֶת לָ֫עַ֥ד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱמֶ֑ת צָֽדְק֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃KJV:Ps.19.9
LXX-Br18:10
Ὁ φόβος Κυρίου ἁγνὸς διαμένων εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, τὰ κρίματα Κυρίου ἀληθινὰ δεδικαιωμένα ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό·

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
  • Psalms 119:142Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
  • Psalms 119:137–138Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments. The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
  • Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
  • Psalms 34:11–14Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from…
  • Psalms 111:10–112:6The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
  • Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
  • Psalms 115:13He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
  • Genesis 42:18and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
  • Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
  • Psalms 10:5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
  • 1 Kings 18:12I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
  • Revelation 16:7And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
  • Psalms 72:1–2Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
  • Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
  • Romans 2:2And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 19:10 in some Bibles
  • 19:9 in most Bibles

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