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Psalms 135:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.


Psalms 135:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 135:137 words
HebrewMeaning
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
שִׁמְ/ךָ֣šiməkā
name yournounH8034
base · named · renown · report
לְ/עוֹלָ֑םləʿwōlām
is for everpronH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
זִכְרְ/ךָ֥zikərəkā
remembrance yournounH2143
memory · remembrance · scent
לְ/דֹרlədōr
is to a generationpronH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
וָ/דֹֽרwādōr
and a generationconjH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 135:13

1. Very pleasant ought it be to us, and we should rejoice because it is pleasant, to which this Psalm exhorts us. For it says, “Praise the name of the Lord” Psalm 134:1. And it immediately appends the reason, why it is just to praise the name of the Lord. “Praise the Lord, you servants.” What more just? What more worthy? What more thankful?...For if He teaches His own servants who have deserved well of Him, the preachers of His Word, the rulers of His Church, the worshippers…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 135 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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