Psalms 118:3

118:2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

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

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Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

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

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endures for ever.

118:4 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

What does Psalms 118:3 mean?

Psalms 118:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בַּיִת (bayith), אַהֲרוֹן (ʼAhărôwn), אָמַר (ʼâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

the

houseבַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

AaronאַהֲרוֹןʼAhărôwn/a-har-one'/H175Aharon, the brother of Moses

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

People & places in this verse

People

Aaron

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:3.

Genesis 17:13

He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

Genesis 20:13

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Genesis 24:27

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

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 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.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 118:3 say?

Psalms 118:3 (King James Version) reads: "Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 118:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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