His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
- BSB His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
- NKJV And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.
- NASB “And His mercy is to generation after generation Toward those who fear Him.
- NLT He shows mercy from generation to generation to all who fear him.
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Quick answer
God's mercy extends to all generations of those who fear him. His covenant mercy is enduring.
Overview
Mary celebrates the reach of God's mercy to all who reverence him across the ages. This echoes the steadfast love promised in the Old Testament covenant. God's mercy, supremely shown in Christ, embraces every generation that fears him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 103:17–18But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
- Exod 20:6and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
- Gen 17:7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
- Exod 34:6–7Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
- Ps 118:4Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving kindness endures forever.
- Ps 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
- Ps 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
- Ps 31:19Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
- Ps 115:13He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
- Rev 19:5A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”
- Mal 3:16–18Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.
- Ps 147:11Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
- Ps 85:9Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
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