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Psalms 102:26

102:25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: endure: Heb. stand

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They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

They shall perish, but you shall endure: yes, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a clothing shall you change them, and they shall be changed:

102:27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

What does Psalms 102:26 mean?

Psalms 102:26 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָבַד (ʼâbad), עָמַד (ʻâmad), בָּלָה (bâlâh).

Hebrew interlinear

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They
shall
perish,אָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
but
thou
shalt
endure:עָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
yea,
all
of
them
shall
wax
oldבָּלָהbâlâh/baw-law'/H1086to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
like
a
garment;בֶּגֶדbeged/behg'-ed/H899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
as
a
vestureלְבוּשׁlᵉbûwsh/leb-oosh'/H3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
shalt
thou
changeחָלַףchâlaph/khaw-laf'/H2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
them,
and
they
shall
be
changed:חָלַףchâlaph/khaw-laf'/H2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
endure:
Heb.
stand

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What does Psalms 102:26 say?

Psalms 102:26 (King James Version) reads: "They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: endure: Heb. stand"

Is Psalms 102:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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