Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
- BSB Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
- NKJV Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
- NASB ¶Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
- NLT Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!
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Quick answer
This doxology blesses the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. It closes Book One of the Psalms with praise.
Overview
The verse is not part of Psalm 41's lament but a benediction marking the end of the first book of the Psalter (Psalms 1-41). It crowns the collection with eternal praise to God. The double 'Amen' affirms the truth and worthiness of God forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Rev 5:9–14And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
- Rev 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
- Ps 89:52Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
- Ps 106:48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
- Ps 150:6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
- Rev 7:12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Chr 29:10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- 1 Chr 16:36Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
- Deut 27:15–26Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- Jer 28:6Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
- 1 Cor 14:16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
- 1 Kgs 1:36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
- Rev 11:17Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
- Rev 22:20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
- Num 5:22And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
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