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Psalms 119:151

Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

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קָר֣וֹבqarovnearקָרוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “near”, the ordinary formH7138near (in place, kindred or time)allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְֽכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מִצְוֺתֶ֥יךָmitsoteykhalawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.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)

Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.

World English Bible

You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.

Darby Translation

Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy ways are truth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγγὺς εἶ Κύριε, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοί σου ἀλήθεια.