For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
Parallel translations
- KJV For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
- BSB For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!
- NKJV For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
- NASB For His mercy toward us is great, And the truth of the Lord is everlasting. Praise the Lord!
- NLT For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the Lord!
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- Isa 25:1Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.
- Ps 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
- Ps 89:1A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
- 1 Jn 5:6This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
- Ps 100:4–5Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
- Mic 7:20You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
- Ps 85:10Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
- Rom 15:8–9Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
- Luke 1:54–55He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
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