Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
- KJV Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
- NKJV Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.”
- NASB Oh let the house of Aaron say, “His mercy is everlasting.”
- NLT Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
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Quick answer
Let the priestly house of Aaron declare that God's loving kindness endures forever. It matters because all who serve God join in confessing his faithful love.
Overview
The summons widens to the priests, who lead worship and represent the people before God. Even those nearest the altar must rehearse God's mercy. This invites every order of God's people to praise, fulfilled in Christ who makes all believers a kingdom of priests.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 134:1–3A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
- 1 Pet 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Rev 5:8–10When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Rev 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
- Rev 4:7–11The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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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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