King James Version

Psalms 102:12

But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 102:13.

וְאַתָּ֣הveatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְעוֹלָ֣םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…תֵּשֵׁ֑בteshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗vezikhrekhaand memorialזֵכֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and memorial”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2143a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemorationmemorial, memory, remembrance, scent.לְדֹ֣רledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָדֹֽרvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(102-13) But Thou, O LORD, sittest enthroned for ever; and Thy name is unto all generations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial name unto all generations.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

World English Bible

But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.

Darby Translation

But thou, Jehovah, abidest for ever, and thy memorial from generation to generation.

Douay-Rheims

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(102-13) But Thou, O LORD, sittest enthroned for ever; and Thy name is unto all generations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou, Lord, endurest for ever, and thy memorial to generation and generation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ δέ Κύριε εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μένεις, καὶ τὸ μνημόσυνόν σου εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.