Psalm 102:12

Translations

Modern

But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.

Traditional

But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

Literal

But You, O YHWH, dwell forever, and Your memorial to generation and generation.

Latin

Tu autem, Domine, in æternum permanes, et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.

Original

Hebrew

English

But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.

Notes

Psalms 102:12

forever … to all generations: Human life is short and fragile (Psalm 102:3–11). In contrast, the Lord remains forever and rules through every generation.

Psalms 102:12–17

The topic changes from the psalmist’s troubles to the Lord’s glory. A vision of the Lord’s compassionate kingship gives him confidence in Zion’s future.

Psalms 102:1–28

A weak and suffering person prays for the Lord's mercy on Jerusalem and for his presence with its people.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

Related verses

Lamentations 5:19
You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
Exodus 3:15
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
Psalm 135:13
Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Revelation 1:17–18
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Psalm 9:7
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.
Psalm 102:24–27
I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
Psalm 90:1–2
A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

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Psalm 102:12

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