King James Version
Psalms 105:8 in the King James Version says “He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 105 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.”
Psalms 105:8 · KJV
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He hath remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“to a thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
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