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But the loyal loveוְחֶסֶדof YHWH isיְהוָהfrom eternityמֵעוֹלָםto eternityוְעַד עוֹלָםupon those who fear him,עַל יְרֵאָיוand his righteousnessוְצִדְקָתוֹto the sonsלִבְנֵיof sons,בָנִים
Psalms 103:17
Study it in the app“But the loyal love of YHWH is from eternity to eternity upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to the sons of sons,”
The steadfast love of YHWH is from everlasting to everlastingFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 103:17, word by word
- But the loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- of YHWH isיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- from eternityעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- upon those who fear himיְרֵאָיyereay
God-fearing
Who reveres God and so obeys him.
Where else “yereay” appears- and his righteousnessצִדְקָתtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- to the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears
The context
16for a wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place no longer recognizes it.
17 · This verse (above)
18to those who keep his covenant, and to those who remember his precepts to do them.