Psalms 118:2
Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 118:2 in other translations
| BSB | Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” |
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| WEB | Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. |
| ASV | Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever. |
| YLT | I pray you, let Israel say, That, to the age is His kindness. |
| DARBY | Oh let Israel say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever. |
| BBE | Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever. |
| Webster | Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. |
What does Psalms 118:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:1-4
Psa 118:1-29. After invoking others to unite in praise, the writer celebrates God's protecting and delivering care towards him, and then represents himself and the people of God as entering the sanctuary and uniting in solemn praise, with prayer for a continued blessing. Whether composed by David on his accession to power, or by some later writer in memory of the restoration from Babylon, its tone is joyful and…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:1-18
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to…
Psalms 118:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 118:2
- Psalms 115:9-11
O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
- Psalms 145:10
All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.
- Psalms 135:19-20
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron: Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
- Psalms 147:19-20
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
- 1 Peter 2:9-10
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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Context
- Psalms 118:1
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 118:2
Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 118:3
Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 118:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Diga ahora Israel: Que para siempre es su misericordia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qu’Israël dise, que sa bonté demeure à toujours! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es sage doch Israel: denn seine Güte währt ewiglich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Beati qui scrutantur testimonia ejus; in toto corde exquirunt eum. |