The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
- KJV The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
- NKJV The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
- NASB The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.
- NLT Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
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Quick answer
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance lasts forever. God intimately watches over His people and secures their eternal portion.
Overview
David affirms that God 'knows the days' of the upright, that is, He cares for and oversees their whole life, and grants them an everlasting inheritance. Their future is not fragile but eternal. This permanent inheritance, hinted under the old covenant, is fully revealed in the gospel as the imperishable inheritance kept in heaven for those in Christ (1 Peter 1:4).
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Cross-references · 21
- Ps 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Rom 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Ps 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
- 2 Tim 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Ps 49:5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
- 1 Pet 1:4–5and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
- Ps 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
- Ps 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
- Rev 11:3–5And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- Deut 33:25May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
- Ps 21:4He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
- Isa 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
- 1 Jn 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
- Ps 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Ps 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
- Matt 6:32For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
- 2 Tim 3:1–5But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
- Rom 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 2 Tim 4:2–4Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Matt 24:21–24For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
- Ps 31:15My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
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