Psalm 119:89

Psalm 119:89

For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

a. NLT: Your eternal word, O LORD, stands firm in heaven.

b. NIV: Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

c. Young’s Literal Translation: To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.

d. Amplified Bible: Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven [stands firm as the heavens].

e. Septuagint: Thy word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Writings/Prophets: Forever, HASHEM, Your word stands firm in the heavens.

1. “Forever O LORD…”

a. forever [5769 * ‘owlam] [Strong: properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:--alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end).]

1). Other passages that use this Hebrew word in relation to God’s word:

a). Psalm 119:144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

b). Psalm 119:152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them forever.

c). Psalm 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever.

d). Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever.

b. O LORD [3068 * Yehovah] [Strong: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]

2. “…thy word is settled in heaven.”

a. thy word [1697 * dabar] [Strong: a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.]

b. settled [5324 * natsab] [Strong: a prim root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively):--appointed, deputy, erect, establish, X Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.]

c. heaven [8064 * shamayim] [Strong: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):--air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).]

1). Jesus himself said heaven and earth would pass before his word would pass.

a). Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

2). Peter wrote that the word we believe to get born again will abide forever.

a). 1 Peter 1:23-25  Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.