EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 118:2
2Israel's people must now say, ‘His faithful love will always be with us.’
Psalms 118:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.”
Context of Psalms 118:2
1Thank the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love will always be with us. Israel's people must now say, ‘His faithful love will always be with us.’ 3Aaron's family, the priests, must now say, ‘His faithful love will always be with us.’ 4Everyone who serves the Lord must now say, ‘His faithful love will always be with us.’
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:2 word by word
יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 118:2
- Psalms 115:9People of Israel, trust in the Lord. He is the one who helps you and keeps you safe.
- Psalms 135:19Israel's family, praise the Lord! Descendants of Aaron, praise the Lord!
- Psalms 145:10Join together to thank the Lord! Everything that he has made will praise him. Your own people will praise you, Lord!
- Psalms 147:19He sends his message to Jacob's descendants. He gives his rules and laws to Israel's people.
- Galatians 6:16I pray that God will bless everyone who lives by that rule. I pray that God will give them peace in their minds and that he will be kind to them. I pray this for all who belong to God's true people.
- Hebrews 13:15So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that. You are a special group of people that God has chosen. You serve God like priests who serve a King. You are his own holy people who belong to him. He has taken you out of the dark place of sin, and he has brought you into his great light. He has done all this so that you can tell people how great he is.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let Israel now say - Seeing the hand of the Lord so visibly, and the deliverance gained, that God's mercy endureth for ever.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let Israel now say - The Hebrew people; the people of God. They have now, in my case, a new illustration of the mercy of God which ought to animate them, and to encourage their hearts. Compare Psalm 115:9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4Israel … the house of Aaron … those who fear the LORD: These three groups represent the entire covenant community (compare Psalms 115:9–11; 135:19–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291-4. The trine repetitions are emphatic (compare Psa 118:10-12, 15, 16; 115:12, 13). Let ... say--Oh! that Israel may say. now--as in Psa 115:2; so in Psa 118:3, 4. After "now say" supply "give thanks." that his mercy--or, "for His mercy."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
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