PSA 103:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But Yahweh’s loyal commitment to those who honour him continues forever,
⇔ ≈and he gives his favour through to their children’s children—

Key: green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσι, τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ οἰκία ἡγεῖται αὐτῶν.
(Ekei strouthia ennosseusousi, tou erōdiou haʸ oikia haʸgeitai autōn. )

BrTr There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.

ULT But the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him,
⇔ and His righteousness is to their children's children.

UST But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever
⇔ all those who revere him, as he promised.
⇔ He will act fairly to our children and to their children;

BSB But from everlasting to everlasting
⇔ the loving devotion of the LORD
⇔ extends to those who fear Him,
⇔ and His righteousness to their children’s children—

OEB But the love of the Lord is eternal,
⇔ and his kindness to children’s children,

WEBBE But the LORD’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him,
⇔ his righteousness to children’s children,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers,
⇔ and is faithful to their descendants,

LSV And the kindness of YHWH
[Is] from age even to age on those fearing Him,
And His righteousness to sons’ sons,

FBV But the Lord's trustworthy love lasts for all eternity to those who accept him; his goodness to all generations,

T4T But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever
⇔ all those who revere him.
⇔ He will act fairly to our children and to their children;

LEB • But the loyal love of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
• and his righteousness to their children’s children,

BBE But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

Moff But the Eternal’s love is everlasting,
⇔ his loyalty goes on to children’s children,

JPS But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children;

ASV But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,
⇔ And his righteousness unto children’s children;

DRA There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.

YLT And the kindness of Jehovah [Is] from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,

Drby But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,

RV But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

Wbstr But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;

KJB-1769 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

KJB-1611 But the mercy of the LORD is from euerlasting to euerlasting vpon them that feare him: and his righteousnesse vnto childrens children:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But the mercifull goodnesse of God endureth for euer and euer, vpon them that feare hym: and his righteousnesse vpon childers children.
(But the merciful goodness of God endureth for ever and ever, upon them that fear him: and his righteousness upon childers children.)

Gnva But the louing kindnesse of the Lord endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him, and his righteousnes vpon childrens children,
(But the loving-kindness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him, and his righteousness upon childrens children, )

Cvdl But the mercifull goodnesse of ye LORDE endureth for euer and euer, vpon them yt feare him, and his rightuousnesse vpon their childers children.
(But the merciful goodness of ye/you_all LORD endureth for ever and ever, upon them it fear him, and his righteousnesse upon their childers children.)

Wycl sparewis schulen make nest there. The hous of the gerfaukun is the leeder of tho;
(sparewis should make nest there. The house of the gerfaukun is the leeder of tho;)

Luth Die Gnade aber des HErr’s währet von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit über die, so ihn fürchten, und seine Gerechtigkeit auf Kindeskind
(The grace but the LORD’s lasts from Ewigkeit to Ewigkeit above that, so him/it fear, and his Gerechtigkeit on/in/to Kindeskind)

ClVg illic passeres nidificabunt: herodii domus dux est eorum.[fn]
(illic passeres nidificabunt: herodii home dux it_is their. )

103.17 Illic passeres. ID. Minuta volatilia, etc., usque ad ut in cedris Libani nidificent. Herodiidomus. AUG. Dux est eorum passerum, vel cedrorum, quod tamen Latine dici non potest, quia cedri feminini generis sunt, hoc autem nullo modo ad litteram, domus enim, id est, nidus fulicæ, quæ est avis marina vel stagnensis, quomodo dux est passerum? sed per hoc innuit spiritualia esse quærenda. Et si in divitibus sæculi passeres nidificent, etc., usque ad sed non peribunt, quia petra est dux eorum. CASS. Vel fulica avis, quæ in aquis habitat, hi sunt qui in gratia baptismi permanent, quorum domus est baptismus. Et est quasi diceret: Qui sunt passeres? Illi qui baptizantur. Et hoc est, fulicæ domus, id est, baptismus, qui est domus regeneratorum dux est eorum passerum, id est, Christianorum. HIER., CASS. Herodius; avis rapacissima, etc., usque ad quia ipse conversus alios plures ad fidem convertit. Cervis: petra. AUG. Cervi sunt magni spirituales, etc., usque ad hæc est de qua ut supra dictum est volucres cœli dant voces.

103.17 Illic passeres. ID. Minuta flights, etc., until to as in cedris Libani nidificent. Herodiidomus. AUG. Dux it_is their passerum, or cedrorum, that tamen Latine dici not/no potest, because cedri feminini generis are, this however nullo modo to litteram, home because, id it_is, nidus fulicæ, which it_is avis marina or stagnensis, how dux it_is passerum? but through this innuit spiritualia esse quærenda. And when/but_if in divitibus sæculi passeres nidificent, etc., until to but not/no peribunt, because petra it_is dux their. CASS. Vel fulica avis, which in awho/any habitat, hi are who in gratia baptismi permanent, quorum home it_is baptismus. And it_is as_if diceret: Who are passeres? Illi who baptizantur. And this it_is, fulicæ domus, id it_is, baptismus, who it_is home regeneratorum dux it_is their passerum, id it_is, of_Christanorum. HIER., CASS. Herodius; avis rapacissima, etc., until to because exactly_that/himself conversus alios plures to faith convertit. Cervis: petra. AUG. Cervi are magni spirituales, etc., until to these_things it_is about qua as supra dictum it_is volucres cœli dant voices.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is

(Some words not found in UHB: and,steadfast_love_of YHWH from=long_ago/eternity and=unto everlasting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in fear_of,him and,righteousness_of,his to,children_of children )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “Yahweh is faithful to his covenant”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

is from everlasting to everlasting

This means that Yahweh’s love continues forever. Alternate translation: “will continue forever”

their descendants

Alternate translation: “the descendants of those who honor him”

Parallel PSA 103:17