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Psalms 138:8

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.

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ASV

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

KJV

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
יִגְמֹ֪רyig.Morhe will avengeH1584 →
בַּ֫עֲדִ֥יba.'a.Difor meH1157 →
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
חַסְדְּךָ֣chas.de.Khacovenant loyalty yourH2617 →
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lam[is] for everH5769 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֖יma.'a.Sei[the] works ofH4639 →
יָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khahands yourH3027 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תֶּֽרֶף׃Te.refyou abandonH7503 →

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Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.Psalms 57:2I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.1 Thessalonians 5:24The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.Isaiah 26:12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.Psalms 136:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—Philippians 3:12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.Jeremiah 32:39–40I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.Psalms 71:17–18O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.Isaiah 43:21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.Psalms 100:5For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.Romans 8:28–30And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Psalms 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.Psalms 71:6–9I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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