King James Version
Psalms 103:17 in the King James Version says “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto childre...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 103 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;”
Psalms 103:17 · KJV
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. it is: Heb. it is not
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But the mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“everlasting”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“to”
H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“everlasting”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“him and his righteousness”
H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
“children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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