As It Is Written

The Authorized Version

1. And so it is. But are not all the words of the above text lost and meaningless to the minds of most men upon earth? "What good is Thy word in heaven?" they ponder. "For neither are we now in heaven, nor understand we the language of 'unspeakable words which it is not lawful for a man to utter' which is spoken in heaven." Thus, and with countless other contrivances, men reason away the meaning and purpose of the Psalmist. The Holy Spirit of God, however, inspired the Psalmist to write these words (of which, it is interesting to note, only one do we find to be in the King's English) for a specific reason. That is, to communicate to mankind that not only is God immutable, but also that His word is likewise immutable.
   
   
2. That God's word is NATSAB, as the original, unaltered Hebrew reads, which means stationed as both appointed and established (1) in heaven and is in its best state, as the text indicates, is undeniably announced in this passage. But from this it cannot be reasoned that whatsoever of God's word is not in heaven must be the opposite, i.e., changeable (by itself or man), undecided, unstable and in its worst state. Would a just and holy God taunt His feeble creation by uttering that His word is settled in heaven, and mean it to be understood that it can be settled nowhere else, so don't even look for it? If so, how utterly worthless would this statement itself be? No, it cannot be God that riddles man with foolish and senseless paradoxes. That task is left to the devil and those who by "professing themselves to be wise" are become fools. (Romans 1:22) It is certain that this declaration holds a specific meaning that mankind CAN understand.
   
   That the words in this text answer to a specific reason for man must be the case, else God renders Himself an idiot by speaking words with neither meaning nor purpose to man. But since God is all-wise, all of His words have both meaning and purpose for man. If anyone is to be the idiot, it is most assuredly man and not God. (Romans 3:4)
   
   
3. A more detailed rendering of this passage would read, "for eternity past, present and future, always, for time out of mind, O Lord, the chronicle of thy commandment and book of thy language, thought, word and speech is decreed and established in its best state where thou reignest in heaven."(3) Since heaven is infinitely more substantive than earth could ever dream of being, anything that must endure is secure from thieves and the ravages of time. This secures its eternal quality. (II Cor. 4:18)
   
   
4. Regardless of how many trillions of copies of the "settled in heaven" word exist upon earth, all must agree in all points with the original. If this cannot be achieved by the exact, original word, then no excuse can be allowed for the exact, original meaning, or much less the doctrine, not to agree. All of this is pivotal to any further understanding upon the subject.
   
   
5. All Christians agree that the "Comforter shall teach" us "all things", as our Lord hath said and promised. Therefore, we trust the Holy Spirit to testify, reveal and vouchsafe all the meaning of God's word to the translators as well as the readers, should they BOTH ply themselves in prayer to that end. We cannot believe the Lord purposed to communicate with man in an "unspeakable" language, which man has no method of deciphering. That is, unless we also suppose that God possesses the character of an evil prankster. Since no Christian will flippantly ascribe this character to God, all of God's word is capable of being comprehended by man through the power and revelation of the Holy Spirit of promise.
   
   This remains the case so long as the translation in question agrees in every "jot and tittle" of meaning and doctrine with that in heaven. Otherwise, that translation is a lie and stands not only in error, but under the judgment and wrath of the living God. That the infallibility of the word of God extends so far that one never need pick up a dictionary in English, Hebrew or Greek, is not maintained by reason, the majority of the supporters of the KJV, nor even, I will venture to say, by God Himself.