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His Loving Devotion Endures Forever

Psalms 136:23

In 11 translations

BSB
He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
KJV
Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
WEB
who remembered us in our low estate, for his loving kindness endures forever;
ASV
Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
LSV
Who has remembered us in our lowliness, || For His kindness [is] for all time.
YLT
Who in our lowliness hath remembered us, For to the age [is] His kindness.
DBY
Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
DRC135:23
For he was mindful of us in our affliction: for his mercy endureth for ever.
GNV
Which remembred vs in our base estate: for his mercie endureth for euer:
JPS
Who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endureth for ever;
LXXE135:23
For the Lord remembered us in our low estate; for his mercy endures for ever:

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
שֶׁ֭בְּשִׁפְלֵנוּ זָ֣כַר לָ֑נוּ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br135:23
Ὅτι ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει ἡμῶν ἐμνήσθη ἡμῶν ὁ Κύριος, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  • Luke 1:48For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
  • 1 Samuel 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the…
  • Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
  • Psalms 116:6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
  • Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
  • Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
  • Ezekiel 16:3–13and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. On the day of your birth your cord was…
  • Psalms 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed. He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their…
  • Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
  • Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
  • Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
  • Psalms 106:43–45Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by…

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