Discovery BoxPsalms 33:9 
Context33:9 For he spoke, and it 1 came into existence,
he issued the decree, 2 and it stood firm.
Psalms 111:8
Context111:8 They are forever firm,
and should be faithfully and properly carried out. 3
Psalms 119:90-91
Context119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. 4
You established the earth and it stood firm.
119:91 Today they stand firm by your decrees,
for all things are your servants.
1 tn That is, “all the earth” in the first line of v. 8. The apparent antecedent of the masculine subject of the verbs in v. 9 (note וַיֶּהִי [vayyehiy] and וַיַּעֲמֹד [vayya’amod]) is “earth” or “world,” both of which are feminine nouns. However, כָּל (kol, “all”) may be the antecedent, or the apparent lack of agreement may be explained by the collective nature of the nouns involved here (see GKC 463 §145.e).
2 tn Heb “he commanded.”
3 tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.
4 tn Heb “to a generation and a generation [is] your faithfulness.”
