Lord, your word lasts forever. It stands firm in the heavens.
He is faithful and right in everything he does. All his rules can be trusted.
They will stand firm for ever and ever. They were given by the Lord. He is faithful and honest.
Long ago I learned from your covenant laws that you made them to last forever.
All your words are true. All your laws are right. They last forever.
I will tell everyone that your love stands firm forever. I will tell them that you are always faithful, even in heaven itself.
The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground. But what our God says will stand forever.’ ”
What I’m about to tell you is true. Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter disappears from the Law. Not even the smallest mark of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is completed.
But the word of the Lord lasts forever.” (Isaiah 40:6–8) And this is the word that was preached to you.
But we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. Godliness will live there. All this is in keeping with God’s promise.