Psalms 102:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָ֭מַי כְּצֵ֣ל נָט֑וּי וַ֝אֲנִ֗י כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃

Transliteration

yāmay like ṣēl nāṭûy and I like ʿēśeḇ ʾîḇāš

Grammar Details

• *yāmay*: noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days
• *kᵉṣēl*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - like shadow
• *nāṭûy*: verb, Qal passive participle, masculine singular - stretched out/declined
• *wa*: conjunction - and
• *ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I
• *kāʿēśeḇ*: preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - like the grass
• *ʾîḇāš*: verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I wither

Word Meanings

• *yāmay*: my days/lifetime
• *ṣēl*: shadow/shade
• *nāṭûy*: stretched out/declined/lengthened
• *ʿēśeḇ*: grass/herb/vegetation
• *ʾîḇāš*: I wither/dry up

Referenced Verses

• Ps 9:7 : 7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
• Ps 135:13 : 13 Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
• Exod 3:15 : 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD 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.
• Lam 5:19 : 19 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
• Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 {G2532} I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
• Isa 60:15 : 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
• Ps 90:1-2 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth{H8795)}, or ever thou hadst formed{H8787)} the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
• Ps 102:24-27 : 24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.