Psalms 102:25 in Hebrew and English, word by word

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Of oldלְפָנִיםyou foundedיָסַדְתָּthe earth,הָאָרֶץand the workוּמַעֲשֵׂהof your handsיָדֶיךָare the heavens.שָׁמָיִם

Quotation · Hebrews 1:10-12

Hebrews applies to the Son Psalm 102:25-27, said of God. It adds “Lord,” which the Hebrew does not have in these verses.

Formula: καί “and” (Hebrews 1:10)

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Greek of the New Testament: καί Σὺ κατ’ ἀρχάς κύριε τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται σὺ δὲ διαμένεις καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς ὡς ἱμάτιον καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָיִם הֵמָּה יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְיַחֲלֹפוּ וְאַתָּה הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּמּוּ

Septuagint (Psalms 101:26-28 in the Septuagint numbering): κατʼ ἀρχὰς τὴν γῆν σύ, Κύριε, ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται, σὺ δὲ διαμένεις· καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται, καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται· σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 24 consecutive words: “ἐθεμελίωσας καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται σὺ δὲ διαμένεις καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Psalms 102:25, word by word

Of oldפָנִיםfanim

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fanim” appears

you foundedיָסַדְתָּyasadta

found

To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.

Where else “yasadta” appears

the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears

and the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears

of your handsיָדֶיyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yade” appears

are the heavensשָׁמָיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears

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Quotation · Hebrews 1:10-12

Hebrews applies to the Son Psalm 102:25-27, said of God. It adds “Lord,” which the Hebrew does not have in these verses.

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Psalms 102:25

²⁵Of old you founded the earth, and the work of your hands are the heavens.

Hebrews 1:10-12

¹⁰And: You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands;

The context

24I say, “My El, do not take me up in the middle of my days, through generation of generations are your years.

25 · This verse (above)

26They will perish, but you will remain; and all of them like a garment will wear out; like clothing you will change them, and they will pass away.

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Quotation · Hebrews 1:10-12

Psalms 102:25, word by word

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