Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
Parallel translations
- WEB You, Yahweh, remain forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.
- BSB You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
- NKJV You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation.
- NASB ¶You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.
- NLT But Lord, you remain the same forever! Your throne continues from generation to generation.
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Quick answer
In contrast to ruined Zion, the LORD reigns forever and His throne endures through all generations. God's eternal sovereignty is the anchor of hope.
Overview
Against the backdrop of a destroyed city and a fallen crown, the poet lifts his eyes to Yahweh, whose throne is unshaken and everlasting. This affirmation of God's enduring reign is the foundation for the prayer that follows. When everything earthly fails, the believer rests in the unchanging kingship of God, fully revealed in the eternal throne of Christ (Hebrews 1:8).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 21
- Ps 102:12But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
- Ps 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Heb 1:8–12But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Ps 102:25–27Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- Ps 145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
- Ps 9:7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
- Rev 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
- 1 Tim 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Heb 13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
- Ps 146:10The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
- Ps 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
- Hab 1:12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
- Deut 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- Dan 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Dan 7:27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
- Dan 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- 1 Tim 6:15–16Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- Ps 10:16The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
- Ps 29:10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
- Rev 1:17–18And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
- Rev 1:4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
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