The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
- BSB The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.
- NKJV Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, And those who love His name shall dwell in it.
- NASB The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will live in it.
- NLT The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety.
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Quick answer
The descendants of God's servants will inherit the land, and those who love his name will dwell there. It assures a lasting inheritance for the faithful and their children.
Overview
The psalm closes with the promise that the offspring of God's servants and all who love his name will inherit and dwell securely in the land. God's covenant faithfulness extends to generations. For believers this anticipates the eternal inheritance of those who love Christ, who will dwell forever in God's presence in the new creation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 102:28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
- Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
- Jas 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- Ps 37:29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- Isa 61:9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
- John 14:23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
- Jas 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
- Ps 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- Rom 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
- Rev 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Isa 44:3–4For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- Ps 90:16–17Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
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