Psalms 102:12

102:11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

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But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.

But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

But you, O LORD, shall endure for ever; and your remembrance to all generations.

102:13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

What does Psalms 102:12 mean?

Psalms 102:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), יָשַׁב (yâshab), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm).

Hebrew interlinear

But

thou,

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

shalt

endureיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

for

ever;עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

and

thy

remembranceזֵכֶרzêker/zay'-ker/H2143a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration

unto

allדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

generations.דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:12.

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 12:14

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 27:21

In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 30:21

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Exodus 31:16

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Exodus 40:15

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

Genesis 17:7

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:12 say?

Psalms 102:12 (King James Version) reads: "But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations."

Is Psalms 102:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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