Psalms 102:12

12 But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.

Psalms 102:12 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations.
New Living Translation (NLT)
12 But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation.
The Message Bible (MSG)
12 Yet you, God, are sovereign still, always and ever sovereign.
American Standard Version (ASV)
12 But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
12 But you, O LORD, remain forever. You are remembered throughout every generation.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
12 But You, Lord, are enthroned forever; Your fame [endures] to all generations.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 But Lord, you are seated on your throne forever. Your fame will continue for all time to come.

Psalms 102:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 102:12

But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever
This address is made to Christ, as is clear from ( Psalms 102:25-27 ) , compared with ( Hebrews 1:10-12 ) , who is a divine Person, endures for ever, is from everlasting to everlasting, unchangeably the same in his love, power, wisdom, faithfulness and though he died as man, he will die no more; he is alive, and lives for evermore; and because he lives, his people shall live also; and he will come again to take them to himself: and, as Mediator, he is King for ever; always continues, as such, to rule over, protect, and defend his people; and is a Priest for ever, and ever lives to make intercession for them; and his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, have a constant virtue in them, to take away sin, and secure from it: the consideration of the perpetuity of Christ, in his person and offices, was a comfort to the psalmist under his troubles, and in a view of his own declining state: the Targum is,

``but thou, O Lord, thy habitation continues for ever in heaven:''

and thy remembrance to all generations;
the remembrance of his name Jehovah, or Jesus, or Immanuel, or any other, is sweet and precious to his saints in all ages; and so the remembrance of his works, of what he has done and suffered, especially the great work of redemption; for the remembrance of which the ordinance of the Lord's supper is appointed to be continued till his second coming; and his Gospel is an everlasting one, which will transmit the memory of him to men in every age, to the end of the world; and though all flesh is as grass, and every man dies, even the ministers of the word, yet that itself lives for ever. Aben Ezra reads "thy throne", as agreeing with ( 5:19 ) , but Kimchi observes that this reading is owing to a bad copy.

Psalms 102:12 In-Context

10 because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
12 But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.
13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Exodus 15:18; Psalms 9:7
  • 2. Psalms 135:13; Isaiah 55:13; Isaiah 63:12
  • 3. S Exodus 3:15
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