Psalms 102:28

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

The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

KJV

The children of your servants will continue. Their offspring will be established before you.”

The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

The children of your servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before you.

What does Psalms 102:28 mean?

Psalms 102:28 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), עֶבֶד (ʻebed), שָׁכַן (shâkan).

Hebrew interlinear

The

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

thy

servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

shall

continue,שָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

and

their

seedזֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

shall

establishedכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

thee.

Topics

Immortality

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:28.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 16:12

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Genesis 26:24

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Genesis 4:25

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

Genesis 7:3

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. by sevens: Heb. seven seven

Genesis 7:7

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Genesis 9:27

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. enlarge: or, persuade

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:28 say?

Psalms 102:28 (King James Version) reads: "The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee."

Is Psalms 102:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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