For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. The Hebrew accent, Athnach, recommends rather the division of the verse into two members, "Forever (thou art), O Lord: thy word is settled in heaven." Thus the first clause of this verse answers to the first of Psalms 119:90, "Thy faithfulness is unto all generations;" as the second answers to the second of Psalms 119:90, "thou hast established the earth (answering to "in heaven" here), and it abideth." "Thy word is settled in heaven" - i:e., is as unchangeable as the heaven itself is by thy appointment (Psalms 89:2). It is there perfectly known and established, whereas all earthly things are liable to fluctuation and revolution.