The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
- KJV The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
- NKJV The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
- NASB The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
- NLT The Lord remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
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Quick answer
Yahweh remembers his people and will bless Israel and the house of Aaron. It matters because God's blessing flows from his faithful remembrance of his covenant.
Overview
The psalm turns from exhortation to assurance: God has not forgotten his people but will surely bless them. To 'remember' in Scripture means to act faithfully on one's commitments. This covenant faithfulness finds its yes in Christ, in whom all God's promises are confirmed (2 Cor. 1:20).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 136:23He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Isa 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
- Isa 49:14–16But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
- Gen 12:2–3I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Ps 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
- Ps 67:7God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
- Exod 2:24–25So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Gal 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
- Gen 2:17–18but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
- Acts 3:26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
- Gal 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
- Gen 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Acts 10:4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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