Psalms 118:2

118:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

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Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Let Israel now say, that his mercy endures for ever.

118:3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

What does Psalms 118:2 mean?

Psalms 118:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), אָמַר (ʼâmar), חֵסֵד (chêçêd).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

now

say,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

that

his

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

endureth

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

Topics

Mercy of God, the Praise

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:2.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 47:29

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 118:2 say?

Psalms 118:2 (King James Version) reads: "Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 118:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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