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Psalm 102

Psa. 102:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But thoul, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, shalt endure
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, 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
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
; and thy remembrance
zeker (Hebrew #2143)
from 2142; a memento, abstr. recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
KJV usage: memorial, memory, remembrance, scent.
Pronounce: zay'-ker
Origin: or zeker {zeh'-ker}
unto all
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
generations
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
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Lam. 5:19• 19Thou, Jehovah, dwellest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation. (Lam. 5:19)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 102:24‑27• 24I said, My *God, take me not away in the midst of my days! … Thy years are from generation to generation.
 25Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
 26*They* shall perish, but *thou* continuest; and all of them shall grow old as a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
 27But thou art the Same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psa. 102:24‑27)
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Psa. 9:7• 7But Jehovah sitteth for ever; he hath ordained his throne for judgment. (Psa. 9:7)
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Psa. 90:1‑2• 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.
 2Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art *God. (Psa. 90:1‑2)
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Deut. 33:27• 27Thy refuge is the God of old, And underneath are the eternal arms; And he shall drive out the enemy from before thee, And shall say, Destroy them! (Deut. 33:27)
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Isa. 44:6• 6Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and beside me there is no God. (Isa. 44:6)
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Isa. 60:15• 15Instead of thy being forsaken and hated, so that no one went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy from generation to generation. (Isa. 60:15)
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Lam. 5:19• 19Thou, Jehovah, dwellest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation. (Lam. 5:19)
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Heb. 13:8• 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages to come. (Heb. 13:8)
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Rev. 1:17‑18• 17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:17‑18)
thy remembrance.
Psa. 135:13• 13Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation. (Psa. 135:13)
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Ex. 3:15• 15And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Ex. 3:15)
• (vv. 12-22) In contrast with Messiah identified with His suffering people, these verses present the glory of Jehovah and His intervention in grace and power on behalf of His people. (“Psalms 102” by H. Smith)
• Israel may fade and wither, but Jehovah endures forever. At His “set time” Jehovah will intervene in grace on behalf of Zion. Thus all blessing for Israel rests on the glory and work of Jehovah (vv. 12-14). (“Psalms 102” by H. Smith)
• The dying Man visions the future and the blessing God will bring to Israel as a result of His suffering on the cross. He thinks upon the promises which must surely be fulfilled according to which Zion will be rebuilt and be the center of all earthly glory. He anticipates the establishment of the Kingdom according to the mind of God and blessing extending to the Gentiles (vs. 12-22). (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But thou, Jehovah, abidest for ever, and thy memorialc from generation to generation.

JND Translation Notes

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See Ex. 3.15.