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you established the earth, and it endures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy faithfulness <i>is</i> unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your faithfulness <i>endures</i> to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness <i>continues</i> throughout generations; You established the earth, and it stands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thy faithfulness <i>continues</i> throughout all generations; Thou didst establish the earth, and it stands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your faithfulness <i>endures</i> from generation to generation; You established the earth, and it stands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness <i>continues</i> from generation to generation; You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness is for all generations; you established the earth, and it stands firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness is for all generations; You established the earth, and it stands firm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You remain faithful in every generation, and the earth you created will keep standing firm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation. You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your faithfulness endures through all the ages; you have set the earth in place, and it remains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation. You established the earth, and it stands firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy faithfulness is to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your faithfulness from generation to generation, "" You established earth, and it stands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To generation and generation thy faithfulness: thou didst prepare the earth and it will stand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:90>Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Through all generations your truth endures; fixed to stand firm like the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thy faithfulness is to all generations; thou hast established the earth, and it abides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your faithfulness is for a generation of generations; you fashioned the Earth and established it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy truth <i>endures</i> to all generations; thou hast founded the earth, and it abides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-90.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15480" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">89</span>Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens. <span class="reftext">90</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/530.htm" title="530: ’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) --); or (shortened) >emunah feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity.">Your faithfulness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏōr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">continues through all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: wā·ḏōr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">generations;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: kō·w·nan·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">You established</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and it endures.</a> </span><span class="reftext">91</span>Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a></span><br />The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">2 Peter 3:7</a></span><br />And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1-2</a></span><br />A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. / For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></span><br />For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm">Psalm 36:5-6</a></span><br />Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. / Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your faithfulness is to all generations: you have established the earth, and it stays.</p><p class="hdg">faithfulness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></b></br> Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he <i>is</i> God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a></b></br> Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, <i>and</i> the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.</p><p class="hdg">unto all generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1,2</a></b></br> Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></b></br> For the LORD <i>is</i> good; his mercy <i>is</i> everlasting; and his truth <i>endureth</i> to all generations.</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-11.htm">Psalm 89:11</a></b></br> The heavens <i>are</i> thine, the earth also <i>is</i> thine: <i>as for</i> the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Psalm 93:1</a></b></br> The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, <i>wherewith</i> he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a></b></br> <i>Who</i> laid the foundations of the earth, <i>that</i> it should not be removed for ever.</p><p class="hdg">abideth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/psalms/119-87.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/118-29.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/119-5.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/119-75.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/119-86.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/psalms/112-2.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/106-31.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/psalms/106-27.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/psalms/119-88.htm">Unchanging</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Abideth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-6.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/psalms/119-96.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-160.htm">Endures</a> <a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/119-152.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/119-138.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/psalms/139-10.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/119-117.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Stands</a> <a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/psalms/119-95.htm">Unchanging</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/119.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/119.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your faithfulness continues through all generations;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the unchanging nature of God's faithfulness. Throughout biblical history, God's covenant promises have been consistently fulfilled, from His promises to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>) to the new covenant through Jesus Christ (<a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>). The continuity of God's faithfulness is a central theme in Scripture, underscoring His reliability and trustworthiness. This assurance is echoed in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's mercies are described as new every morning. The generational aspect highlights the enduring nature of God's promises, as seen in the genealogies of <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>, which trace the lineage of Jesus, fulfilling God's promise to David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).<p><b>You established the earth,</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God as the Creator, affirming His sovereignty and power. The act of creation is foundational to understanding God's authority over the universe, as described in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>. The establishment of the earth signifies order and purpose, reflecting God's intentional design. This creative power is also a testament to His ability to sustain and govern all creation, as seen in <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38-39</a>, where God questions Job about the mysteries of the natural world, highlighting His wisdom and control.<p><b>and it endures.</b><br>The endurance of the earth speaks to the stability and permanence of God's creation. Despite human sin and the resulting curse on creation (<a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a>), the earth continues to function according to God's design. This endurance is a metaphor for God's eternal nature and His unchanging word, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a>, which states that while grass withers and flowers fade, the word of God stands forever. The enduring nature of creation also points to the future hope of a new heaven and new earth, as prophesied in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where God's ultimate plan for redemption and restoration will be fulfilled.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to King David, the psalmist is expressing a deep reverence for God's enduring faithfulness and the stability of His creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as eternally faithful and the Creator who established the earth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/generations.htm">Generations</a></b><br>This term refers to the successive groups of people throughout history who experience God's faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents God's creation, which He established and sustains, symbolizing His power and reliability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a></b><br>God's faithfulness is not limited by time or circumstance. Just as He established the earth, His promises and character remain constant across all generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_stability_of_creation.htm">The Stability of Creation</a></b><br>The earth's endurance is a testament to God's sustaining power. Believers can find assurance in the stability of God's creation as a reflection of His reliability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's faithfulness is experienced by every generation. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises and to pass down their faith to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Understanding that God established the earth and it endures should lead believers to trust in His sovereignty over their lives and the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_day_of_christ's_meaning.htm">What secrets belong solely to the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_lake_varves_form_over_millennia.htm">How do varves (annual sediment layers) in lakes form over thousands of years rather than a single flood event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_is_our_great_reward'.htm">Do you remember your Creator while you're young?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_117_2_align_with_science.htm">How can the claim in Psalm 117:2 that the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever be squared with scientific perspectives that question the existence of any deity? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 90.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy faithfulness is unto all generations</span>. God "keepeth his promise forever" (<a href="/psalms/146-6.htm">Psalm 146:6</a>, Prayer-book Version). If his "Word" generally is unchanging, so especially must be his promises. <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.</span> Even God's physical laws have a character of perpetuity about them. "The constancy of God in his works is an argument for the faithfulness of God in his Word" (Chalmers). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-90.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your faithfulness</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֽוּנָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_530.htm">Strong's 530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[continues] through all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">generations;</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֭דֹר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḏōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You established</span><br /><span class="heb">כּוֹנַ֥נְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(kō·w·nan·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֝֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it endures.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתַּעֲמֹֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-90.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:90 Your faithfulness is to all generations (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:89"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:89" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-91.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:91"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:91" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>