Psalms 118 · Verse 4

Psalms 118:4

Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 118:4, King James Version

Psalms 118:4 in other translations

BSBLet those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
WEBNow let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.
ASVLet them now that fear Jehovah say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
YLTI pray you, let those fearing Jehovah say, That, to the age is His kindness.
DARBYOh let them that fear Jehovah say, that his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
BBELet all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
WebsterLet them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

What does Psalms 118:4 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 That fear the Lord - All sincere penitents and genuine believers. See the notes on Psa 115:9-11 (note).

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…

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Psalms 118:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יֹֽאמְרוּ\־yo.me.ru-let them sayH559
נָ֭אna'pleaseH4994
יִרְאֵ֣יyir.'Ei[those] fearingH3373
יְהוָ֑הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068
כִּ֖יkithatH3588
לְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.Lam[is] for everH5769
חַסְדּֽוֹ\׃chas.Docovenant loyalty hisH2617

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 118:4

  • Psalms 22:23

    Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

  • Revelation 19:5

    And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:23; Re 19:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 118:3

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

  • Psalms 118:4

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

  • Psalms 118:5

    I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

Read all of Psalms 118

Psalms 118:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Digan ahora los que temen á Jehová: Que para siempre es su misericordia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que ceux qui craignent l’ Éternel disent, que sa bonté demeure à toujours!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es sagen doch, die Jehova fürchten: denn seine Güte währt ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri nimis.