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Psalms 93:5

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.

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עֵֽדֹתֶ֨יךָedoteykhatestimonyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5713testimonytestimony, witness. Compare H5712 (עֵדָה).נֶאֶמְנ֬וּneemnvbelieveאָמַןverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “believe”, a completed actionH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.מְאֹ֗דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.לְבֵיתְךָ֥leveytkhato familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…נַאֲוָהnaavahbe beautifulנָאָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be beautiful”, a completed actionH4998properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautifulbe beautiful, become, be comely.קֹ֑דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְאֹ֣רֶךְleorekhto lengthאֹרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to length”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.יָמִֽיםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy testimonies are very sure, holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy testimonies have been very stedfast, To Thy house comely [is] holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!

World English Bible

Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forever more.

Darby Translation

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever.

Douay-Rheims

Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy testimonies are very sure, holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy testimonies are made very sure: holiness becomes thine house, O Lord, for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ μαρτύριά σου ἐπιστώθησαν σφόδρα· τῷ οἴκῳ σου πρέπει ἁγίασμα, Κύριε, εἰς μακρότητα ἡμερῶν.