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upheldסְמוּכִיםforeverלָעַדand ever,לְעוֹלָםdoneעֲשׂוּיִםin truthבֶּאֱמֶתand uprightness.וְיָשָׁר
Psalms 111:8
Study it in the app“upheld forever and ever, done in truth and uprightness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 111:8, word by word
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lean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “semuchim” appears- foreverעַדad
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ad” appears- and everעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- doneעֲשׂוּיִםasuyim
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asuyim” appears- in truthאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- and uprightnessיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears
The context
7The works of his hands are truth and justice; faithful are all his precepts,
8 · This verse (above)
9Redemption he has sent to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever; holy and awesome is his name.