Psalms 136:22

136:21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Even a heritage to Israel his servant; for his loving kindness endures forever:

Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Even an heritage to Israel his servant: for his mercy endures for ever.

136:23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

What does Psalms 136:22 mean?

Psalms 136:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נַחֲלָה (nachălâh), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), עֶבֶד (ʻebed).

Hebrew interlinear

Even

heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh/nakh-al-aw'/H5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

unto

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

his

servant:עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

for

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

Heathen Mercy of God, the Praise

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 136:22.

Deuteronomy 12:12

And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

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:

Psalms 136:20

And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 136:22 say?

Psalms 136:22 (King James Version) reads: "Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Is Psalms 136:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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