Psalms 103:17
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
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Study Note
The contrast — 'the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him' set against the brevity of human life (verse 15: 'as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth') — is one of the Psalter's most architecturally beautiful theological statements. The 'hesed' (covenant-love, mercy) of God spans from olam to olam — eternity to eternity — while the human lifespan is compared to grass that withers and a flower that is blown away by the wind. The verse's extension to children's children ('his righteousness unto children's children') grounds divine mercy in covenantal succession rather than individual experience alone. 1 Peter 1:24-25 cites the grass-and-flower passage ('the word of the Lord endureth for ever') in a resurrection context, completing the contrast: God's word, like God's mercy, outlasts human transience.
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But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;
And the kindness of Jehovah <FI>Is<Fi> from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
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