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Psalms 105:8

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

KJV

et salvavit eos propter nomen suum, ut notam faceret potentiam suam.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσωσεν αὐτοὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, τοῦ γνωρίσαι τὴν δυναστείαν αὐτοῦ·

LXX

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

ASV

זָכַ֣ר לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם בְּרִית֑/וֹ דָּבָ֥ר צִ֝וָּ֗ה לְ/אֶ֣לֶף דּֽוֹר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
זְכָר
zkr
verb · 231×
י
y
noun · 280×
כֶ֔ם
km
noun · 164×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 7.—What is Written in the Revelation of John Regarding the Two Resurrections, and the Thousand Years, and What May Reasonably Be Held on These Points. The evangelist John has spoken of these two resurrections in the book which is called the Apocalypse, but in such a way that some Christians do not understand the first of the two, and so construe the passage into ridicul…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 16:15 — Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
  • 1Chr 16:15 — Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
  • 2Kgs 13:23 — And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them fro
  • Acts 3:25 — Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
  • Dan 9:4 — And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • Deut 4:31 — (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
  • Deut 7:8 — But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen,
  • Deut 7:9 — Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
  • Deut 7:12 — Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
  • Gen 17:2 — And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
  • Gen 17:7 — And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  • Hab 3:9 — Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
  • Luke 1:72 — To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
  • Luke 1:72 — To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
  • Neh 1:5 — And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
  • Ps 74:20 — Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
  • Ps 105:42 — For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
  • Ps 105:42 — For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
  • Ps 106:45 — And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
  • Ps 106:45 — And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
  • Ps 111:5 — He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
  • Ps 111:5 — He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
  • Ps 111:7 — The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
  • Ps 111:9 — He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
  • Rom 11:28 — As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.