Lexicon :: Strong's H530 - 'ĕmûnâ

“The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are just;

A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),

Just and upright is He.

For the word of the LORD is right;

And all His work is done in faithfulness.

Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O LORD, extend to the skies,

Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.

Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the LORD and do good;

Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.

I have not concealed Your righteousness within my heart;

I have proclaimed Your faithfulness and Your salvation.

I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.

Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave

Or Your faithfulness in Abaddon (the underworld)?

A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the LORD forever;

With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.

The heavens (angels) praise Your wonders, O LORD,

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty LORD?

Your faithfulness surrounds You [as an intrinsic, unchangeable part of Your very being].

“My faithfulness and My steadfast lovingkindness shall be with him,

And in My name shall his horn be exalted [great power and prosperity shall be conferred upon him].

“Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,

Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

O Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses [so abundant in the days of David and Solomon],

Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning

And Your faithfulness by night,

Before the LORD, for He is coming,

For He is coming to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness

And the peoples in His faithfulness.

He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;

All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.

For the LORD is good;

His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting,

His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.

I have chosen the faithful way;

I have placed Your ordinances before me.

I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are fair,

And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.

All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.

They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [LORD]!

Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation;

You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].

You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness

And in great faithfulness.

A Psalm of David.

Hear my prayer, O LORD,

Listen to my supplications!

Answer me in Your faithfulness, and in Your righteousness.

He who speaks truth [when he testifies] tells what is right,

But a false witness utters deceit [in court].

Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the LORD,

But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,

But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

And righteousness will be the belt around His loins,

And faithfulness the belt around His waist.

O LORD, You are my God;

I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;

For You have done miraculous things,

Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.

And He will be the security and stability of your times,

A treasure of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;

The fear of the LORD is your treasure.

No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]

They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;

They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

“Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem,

And look now and take note.

And look in her open squares

To see if you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom],

One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness);

Then I will pardon Jerusalem—[for the sake of one uncompromisingly righteous person].

O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth?

You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them,

But they did not weaken;

You have consumed them,

But they refused to take correction or instruction.

They have made their faces harder than rock;

They have refused to repent and return to You.

“They bend their tongue like their bow;

[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;

For they proceed from evil to evil,

And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the LORD.

They are new every morning;

Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.

“I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness.

Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the LORD [and respond with loving faithfulness].

“Look at the proud one,

His soul is not right within him,

But the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].