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Psalms 119:142

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

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צִדְקָתְךָ֣tsidqatekhajusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).צֶ֣דֶקtsedeqrightצֶדֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “right”, the ordinary formH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).לְעוֹלָ֑םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-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 ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥vetoratekhaand lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אֱמֶֽתemetassuredאֶמֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “assured”, the ordinary formH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy law is the truth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.

World English Bible

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.

Darby Translation

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy law is the truth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English