New English Translation
Psalms 135:13
13O Lord, your name endures, your reputation, O Lord, lasts.
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, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. 12He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people. O Lord, your name endures, your reputation, O Lord, lasts. 14For the Lord vindicates his people, and has compassion on his servants. 15The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:13 word by word
יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְעוֹלָ֑ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה זִכְרְךָ֥ לְדֹר־וָדֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:13
- Psalms 8:9O Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth!
- Psalms 72:17May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!
- Psalms 102:12But you, O Lord, rule forever, and your reputation endures.
- Exodus 3:15God also said to Moses, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘The Lord – the 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 from generation to generation.’
- Exodus 34:5The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the Lord by name.
- Hosea 12:5As for the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is the name by which he is remembered!
- Matthew 6:9So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
- Psalms 89:1I will sing continually about the Lord’s faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.
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
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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
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