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Psalms 102:27
27but you are the same, and your years have no end.
Psalms 102:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
- New International Version (NIV)But you remain the same, and your years will never end.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But you are always the same; you will live forever.
Context of Psalms 102:27
25Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end. 28The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you.
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וְאַתָּה־ה֑וּא וּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִתָּֽמּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:27
- Malachi 3:6"For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
- John 8:58Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- Revelation 1:8"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
- Psalms 90:4For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
- Job 36:26Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.
Commentaries on Psalms 102:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27But thou art the same - הוא ואתה veattah Hu, but thou art He, that is, The Eternal; and, consequently, he who only has immortality. Thy years shall have no end - יתמו לא lo yittammu, "they shall not be completed." Every thing has its revolution - its conception, growth, perfection, decay, dissolution, and death, or corruption. It may be said that regeneration restores all these substances; and so it does in a measure, but not without deterioration. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 Of old - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Hebrews 1:10-12. In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means literally “to the face;” then, “before” in the order of time. It means here, long ago; of olden time; at the beginning. The meaning is, that the years of God had stretched through all the generations of people, and all the changes which had occurred upon the earth; that at the very beginning he existed, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 Bodily distempers soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut off in the midst; and what should we do but provide accordingly? We must own God's hand in it; and must reconcile this to his love, for often those that have used their strength well, have it weakened; and those who, as we think, can very ill be spared, have their days shortened. It is very comfortable, in reference to all the changes and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27wear out like a garment: Unlike the eternal Creator, the created world will wear out like a piece of clothing (see Isaiah 40:28). The writer to the Hebrews describes this passage as having been addressed to Jesus, the Son (Hebrews 1:10–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2823-28. The writer, speaking for the Church, finds encouragement in the midst of all his distresses. God's eternal existence is a pledge of faithfulness to His promises. in the way--of providence. weakened--literally, "afflicted," and made fearful of a premature end, a figure of the apprehensions of the Church, lest God might not perform His promise, drawn from those of a person in view of the dangers of early death (compare Psa 89:47). Paul (He 1:10)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 102
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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