But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
Parallel translations
- WEB But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.
- KJV But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
- NKJV But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
- NASB ¶But You, Lord, remain forever, And Your name remains to all generations.
- NLT But you, O Lord, will sit on your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation.
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Quick answer
In contrast to his fading life, the LORD remains forever, His renown enduring to all generations. God's permanence anchors the sufferer's hope.
Overview
The psalm pivots from the psalmist's frailty to God's eternal, unchanging reign. While human life withers, God endures across all generations. This contrast offers hope: the eternal God outlasts every trouble and remains faithful, a hope fully secured in the everlasting Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ps 135:13Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
- Exod 3:15God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
- Lam 5:19You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
- Heb 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Ps 9:7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
- Rev 1:17–18When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Isa 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Isa 60:15Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.
- Ps 102:24–27I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
- Ps 90:1–2A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
- Deut 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
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