PSALMS 119:138 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.”
The psalmist affirms that God's testimonies are righteous and most faithful, establishing beyond doubt the trustworthiness of divine revelation despite human doubt and opposition. This verse recognizes that covenant skeptics may question whether God's law truly serves justice or merely represents arbitrary power, and responds by asserting the ultimate alignment between divine commands and divine character. Faithfulness here encompasses both God's consistency in maintaining covenant and the reliability of His precepts across varying circumstances. The emphasis on righteousness and faithfulness together suggests that God's law is simultaneously just and dependable. This verse permits the contemplative to rest confident that continued meditation on Scripture will not eventually expose it as deceptive or harmful.
Church Fathers on Psalms 119:138
1. From its commencement, dearly beloved, does this great Psalm exhort us unto bliss, which there is no one who desires not....And therefore this is the lesson which he teaches, who says, “Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord” Psalm 118:1. As much as to say, I know what you wish, you are seeking bliss: if then you would be blessed, be undefiled. For the former all desire, the latter fear: yet without it what all wish cannot be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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