Psalms 102:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

But you, O LORD, shall endure forever, and your remembrance to 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  My days are like a shadow that lengthens, and I wither away like grass.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But thou (o LORDE) endurest for euer, and thy remembraunce thorow out all generacions.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thou, O Lorde, doest remaine for euer, and thy remembrance from generation to generation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But thou O God endurest for euer: and thy remembraunce throughout all generations.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you, Yahweh, will abide forever; Your renown endures to all generations.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial `name' unto all generations.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you, O Lord, are eternal; and your name will never come to an end.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you, O LORD, rule forever, and your reputation endures.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 9:7 : 7 But the LORD shall endure forever; he has prepared his throne for judgment.
• Ps 135:13 : 13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever; and your memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
• Exod 3:15 : 15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
• Lam 5:19 : 19 You, O LORD, remain forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus says the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
• Isa 60:15 : 15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, a joy of many generations.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall drive out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.
• Ps 90:1-2 : 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
• Ps 102:24-27 : 24 I said, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; your years are throughout all generations." 25 Of old you have laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They shall perish, but you shall endure; yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a cloak you shall change them, and they shall be changed. 27 But you are the same, and your years shall have no end.