Psalm 111:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They are upheldסְמוּכִ֣ים
(se·mu·chim)
5564: to lean, lay, rest, supporta prim. root
foreverלָעַ֣ד
(la·'ad)
5703: perpetuityfrom adah
and ever;לְעֹולָ֑ם
(le·'o·v·lam;)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
They are performedעֲ֝שׂוּיִ֗ם
(a·su·yim)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֥ת
(be·'e·met)
571: firmness, faithfulness, truthfrom aman
and uprightness.וְיָשָֽׁר׃
(ve·ya·shar.)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar


















KJV Lexicon
They stand fast
camak  (saw-mak')
to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
for ever
`ad  (ad)
a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
and ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
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
and are done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
in truth
'emeth  (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
and uprightness
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They are upheld forever and ever; They are performed in truth and uprightness.

King James Bible
They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are established forever and ever, enacted in truth and in what is right.

International Standard Version
sustained through all eternity, and fashioned in both truth and righteousness.

NET Bible
They are forever firm, and should be faithfully and properly carried out.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And all his commandments are sure and they are done in righteousness and in truth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They last forever and ever. They are carried out with truth and decency.

King James 2000 Bible
They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.
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