Passage

Psalms 103.17

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

15. As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 16. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.

17. But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;

To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his precepts to do them. 19. Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. (Psalms 103:15-19, ASV)

WEB

15. As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.

17. But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;

to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. 19. Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all. (Psalms 103:15-19, WEB)

KJV

15. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 16. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. ^{it is: Heb. it is not}

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

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. 19. The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. (Psalms 103:15-19, KJV)

YLT

15. Mortal man! as grass [are] his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth; 16. For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

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

To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them. 19. Jehovah in the heavens Hath established His throne, And His kingdom over all hath ruled. (Psalms 103:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.

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Concepts:

God's Love for Creation

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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