Lexicon :: Strong's H530 - 'ĕmûnâ

When Moses’s hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down on it. Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

The Rock ​— ​his work is perfect;

all his ways are just.

A faithful God, without bias,

he is righteous and true.

“The LORD will repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the LORD’s anointed, even though the LORD handed you over to me today.

No accounting was required from the men who received the silver to pay those doing the work, since they worked with integrity.

“But no accounting is to be required from them for the silver given to them since they work with integrity.”

The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them to their trusted positions.

but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s temple.

A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.[fn]

He commanded them, saying, “In the fear of the LORD, with integrity, and wholeheartedly, you are to do the following:

The offering, the tenth, and the dedicated things were brought faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.

Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to distribute it faithfully under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small.

to those registered by genealogy ​— ​with all their dependents, wives, sons, and daughters ​— ​of the whole assembly (for they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy);

The men were doing the work with integrity. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites from the Merarites, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Kohathites as supervisors. The Levites were all skilled with musical instruments.

For the word of the LORD is right,

and all his work is trustworthy.

LORD, your faithful love reaches to heaven,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

Trust in the LORD and do what is good;

dwell in the land and live securely.[fn]

I did not hide your righteousness in my heart;

I spoke about your faithfulness and salvation;

I did not conceal your constant love and truth

from the great assembly.

Will your faithful love be declared in the grave,

your faithfulness in Abaddon?

I will sing about the LORD’s faithful love forever;

I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations

with my mouth.

LORD, the heavens praise your wonders —

your faithfulness also —

in the assembly of the holy ones.

LORD God of Armies,

who is strong like you, LORD?

Your faithfulness surrounds you.

“My faithfulness and love will be with him,

and through my name

his horn will be exalted.

“But I will not withdraw

my faithful love from him

or betray my faithfulness.

Lord, where are the former acts of your faithful love

that you swore to David in your faithfulness?

to declare your faithful love in the morning

and your faithfulness at 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 with his faithfulness.

He has remembered his love

and faithfulness to the house of Israel;

all the ends of the earth

have seen our God’s victory.

For the LORD is good, and his faithful love endures forever;

his faithfulness, through all generations.

I have chosen the way of truth;

I have set your ordinances before me.

I know, LORD, that your judgments are just

and that you have afflicted me fairly.

All your commands are true;

people persecute me with lies ​— ​help me!

Your faithfulness is for all generations;

you established the earth, and it stands firm.

The decrees you issue are righteous

and altogether trustworthy.

LORD, hear my prayer.

In your faithfulness listen to my plea,

and in your righteousness answer me.

Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right,

but a false witness speaks deceit.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD,

but faithful people are his delight.

A faithful person will have many blessings,

but one in a hurry to get rich

will not go unpunished.

Righteousness will be a belt around his hips;

faithfulness will be a belt around his waist.

LORD, you are my God;

I will exalt you. I will praise your name,

for you have accomplished wonders,

plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

There will be times of security for you —

a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.

The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

No one makes claims justly;

no one pleads honestly.

They trust in empty and worthless words;

they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.

Investigate;[fn]

search in her squares.

If you find one person,

any who acts justly,

who pursues faithfulness,

then I will forgive her.

LORD, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness?

You have struck them, but they felt no pain.

You finished them off,

but they refused to accept discipline.

They made their faces harder than rock,

and they refused to return.

“Therefore, declare to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the LORD their God and would not accept discipline. Truth[fn] has perished ​— ​it has disappeared from their mouths.

They bent their tongues like their bows;

lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,

for they proceed from one evil to another,

and they do not take me into account.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness!

I will take you to be my wife in faithfulness,

and you will know the LORD.

Look, his ego is inflated;[fn]

he is without integrity.

But the righteous one will live by his faith.[fn]