Psalms 135:13

Psalms 135:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.
• New International Version (NIV)Your name, Lord, endures forever, your renown, Lord, through all generations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, throughout all ages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame, O Lord, throughout all generations.

Context of Psalms 135:13

11Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan; 12And He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people. Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame and remembrance, O Lord, [endures] throughout all generations. 14For the Lord will judge His people And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy]. 15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

Psalms 135:13 word by word

יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְעוֹלָ֑ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה זִכְרְךָ֥ לְדֹר־וָדֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• thy memorialזֵ֫כֶרzêker zeker · memorialH2143
• throughout allדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Psalms 135:13

• Psalms 8:9O Lord, our Lord, How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; May his name continue as long as the sun; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed.
• Psalms 102:12But You, O Lord, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign]; And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations.
• Exodus 3:15Then God also said to Moses, “This is what you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob (Israel), has sent me to you.’ This is My Name forever, and this is My memorial [name] to all generations.
• Exodus 34:5Then the Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with Moses as he proclaimed the Name of the Lord.
• Hosea 12:5Even the Lord, the God of hosts, The name of Him [who spoke with Jacob] is the Lord.
• Matthew 6:9“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
• Psalms 89:1I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever; With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.

Commentaries on Psalms 135:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever - Thou art the ever-living, the unchanging God. The generations of people pass away; the kingdoms of the earth change; the idols perish, but thou art the same. The object here seems to be to bring the image or the idea of God before the mind as he was when he performed these great works, as a God interposing in behalf of his people, and as worthy of praise. The idea is that he is the same now that he was then; and as he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18God’s name and character are very different from idols.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. heritage--or, "possession." name ... memorial--Each denote that by which God is made known.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 13O Lord, Your name is eternal Like Your greatness and Your authority then, so is it also now, and You have the power to judge and to avenge us.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 135:13

• God

In the dictionaries

• Hallel
• Psalms
• Treasure
• Treasury
• Memorial; Memory
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of
• Passover
• renown, renowned, famous

Commentaries on Psalms 135

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings