Psalms 100:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the Lord is good, and His steadfast love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד־דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָֽתוֹ׃

Transliteration

For-ṭôb YHWH, for-ʿôlām ḥasdô; and-to-dōr and-dōr ʾĕmûnātô

Grammar Details

• *ṭôb*: adjective, masculine singular - good
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity
• *ḥasdô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his steadfast love
• *dōr*: noun, masculine singular - generation
• *ʾĕmûnātô*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his faithfulness

Word Meanings

• *ṭôb*: good/pleasant/agreeable
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity/antiquity
• *ḥasdô*: his steadfast love/his lovingkindness/his mercy/his covenant loyalty
• *dōr*: generation/age/period
• *ʾĕmûnātô*: his faithfulness/his reliability/his trustworthiness

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For Jehovah is good; His lovingkindness [endureth] for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the LORDE is gracious, his mercy is euerlastinge, and his treuth endureth from generacion to generacion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Lorde is good: his mercy is euerlasting, and his trueth is from generation to generation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For God is gratious, his mercie is euerlastyng: and his trueth endureth from generation to generation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, His faithfulness to all generations.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For good `is' Jehovah, to the age His kindness, And to generation and generation His faithfulness!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness `endureth' for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations. Psalm 101 A Psalm of David.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jehovah is good; His lovingkindness [endureth] for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the Lord is good, and his mercy is never-ending; his faith is unchanging through all generations.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations. A Psalm by David.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the LORD is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 106:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever.
• Ps 107:1 : 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, and His steadfast love endures forever.
• Ps 36:5 : 5 He plans wickedness on his bed; he positions himself on a way that is not good; he does not despise evil.
• Jer 33:11 : 11 The sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bridegroom and the bride, the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord, saying, 'Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever,' will again be heard. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first, says the Lord.
• Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.
• Ps 136:1-9 : 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His steadfast love endures forever. 4 To Him who alone does great wonders, for His steadfast love endures forever. 5 To Him who made the heavens with understanding, for His steadfast love endures forever. 6 To Him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for His steadfast love endures forever. 7 To Him who made the great lights, for His steadfast love endures forever. 8 The sun to govern the day, for His steadfast love endures forever. 9 The moon and stars to rule over the night, for His steadfast love endures forever. 10 To Him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for His steadfast love endures forever. 11 And brought Israel out from among them, for His steadfast love endures forever. 12 With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, for His steadfast love endures forever. 13 To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His steadfast love endures forever. 14 And made Israel pass through its midst, for His steadfast love endures forever. 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for His steadfast love endures forever. 16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness, for His steadfast love endures forever. 17 To Him who struck down great kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. 18 And killed mighty kings, for His steadfast love endures forever. 19 To Sihon, king of the Amorites, for His steadfast love endures forever. 20 And to Og, king of Bashan, for His steadfast love endures forever. 21 And gave their land as an inheritance, for His steadfast love endures forever. 22 An inheritance to Israel, His servant, for His steadfast love endures forever. 23 He remembered us in our low estate, for His steadfast love endures forever. 24 And rescued us from our adversaries, for His steadfast love endures forever. 25 He gives food to all living things, for His steadfast love endures forever. 26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Ps 118:1-4 : 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever. 2 Let Israel now say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 4 Let those who fear the Lord now say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
• Ps 119:68 : 68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
• 1 Chr 16:34 : 34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever.
• 2 Chr 5:13 : 13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: 'He is good; His love endures forever.' Then the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,
• Ezra 3:11 : 11 With praise and thanksgiving, they sang to the LORD: 'He is good; his steadfast love endures forever for Israel.' And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD because the foundation of the LORD’s house had been laid.
• Exod 34:6-7 : 6 The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. 7 Maintaining steadfast love to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, but not leaving the guilty unpunished. He punishes the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."
• Deut 7:9 : 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of steadfast love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
• Ps 89:1-2 : 1 A contemplation by Ethan the Ezrahite. 2 I will sing of the LORD's steadfast love forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But from everlasting to everlasting, the Lord's steadfast love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness is with their children's children.
• Ps 52:1 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of David.
• Ps 85:10 : 10 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that his glory may dwell in our land.
• Ps 119:90-91 : 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it stands firm. 91 By Your ordinances they stand today, for all things are Your servants.
• Ps 107:8 : 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His steadfast love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.
• Jer 33:20-21 : 20 This is what the Lord says: If you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, 21 then my covenant with David my servant and my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me could also be broken, so that David would no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.
• Nah 1:7 : 7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He knows those who take refuge in him.
• Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation.
• Rom 15:8-9 : 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs. 9 And so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: 'Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to Your name.'
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.
• Heb 6:13-18 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.' 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.