Psalms 118:4

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

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

KJV

Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endures for ever.

118:5 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. in distress: Heb. out of distress

What does Psalms 118:4 mean?

Psalms 118:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָרֵא (yârêʼ), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אָמַר (ʼâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

them

now

that

fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3373fearing; morally, reverent

the

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

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 118:4.

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 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:9

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 118:4 say?

Psalms 118:4 (King James Version) reads: "Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 118:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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