'Forever' in the Bible

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;let them shout for joy forever.May You shelter them,and may those who love Your name boast about You.

You have rebuked the nations:You have destroyed the wicked;You have erased their name forever and ever.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever;He has established His throne for judgment.

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

The Lord is King forever and ever;the nations will perish from His land.

You, Lord, will guard us;You will protect us from this generation forever.

He gives great victories to His king;He shows loyalty to His anointed,to David and his descendants forever.

The fear of the Lord is pure,enduring forever;the ordinances of the Lord are reliableand altogether righteous.

He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—length of days forever and ever.

You give him blessings forever;You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

The humble will eat and be satisfied;those who seek the Lord will praise Him.May your hearts live forever!

Save Your people, bless Your possession,shepherd them, and carry them forever.

The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.

so that I can sing to You and not be silent.Lord my God, I will praise You forever.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,the plans of His heart from generation to generation.

The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,and their inheritance will last forever.

Turn away from evil and do what is good,and dwell there forever.

For the Lord loves justiceand will not abandon His faithful ones.They are kept safe forever,but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

You supported me because of my integrityand set me in Your presence forever.

We boast in God all day long;we will praise Your name forever.Selah

Wake up, Lord! Why are You sleeping?Get up! Don’t reject us forever!

You are the most handsome of men;grace flows from your lips.Therefore God has blessed you forever.

Your throne, God, is forever and ever;the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

I will cause your name to be remembered for all generations;therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.

Just as we heard, so we have seenin the city of Yahweh of Hosts,in the city of our God;God will establish it forever.Selah

“This God, our God forever and ever—He will always lead us.”

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,one should forever stop trying—

so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.

This is why God will bring you down forever.He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

But I am like a flourishing olive treein the house of God;I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.

I will praise You forever for what You have done.In the presence of Your faithful people,I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

I will live in Your tent foreverand take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.Selah

May he sit enthroned before God forever;appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.

He rules forever by His might;He keeps His eye on the nations.The rebellious should not exalt themselves.Selah

Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,at the mountain God desired for His dwelling?The Lord will live there forever!

May his name endure forever;as long as the sun shines,may his fame increase.May all nations be blessed by himand call him blessed.

May His glorious name be praised forever;the whole earth is filled with His glory.Amen and amen.

My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heart,my portion forever.

A Maskil of Asaph.Why have You rejected us forever, God?Why does Your anger burnagainst the sheep of Your pasture?

God, how long will the enemy mock?Will the foe insult Your name forever?

Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts;do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.

As for me, I will tell about Him forever;I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

“Will the Lord reject foreverand never again show favor?

Has His faithful love ceased forever?Is His promise at an end for all generations?

He built His sanctuary like the heights,like the earth that He established forever.

How long, Yahweh? Will You be angry forever?Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire?

Then we, Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,will thank You forever;we will declare Your praiseto generation after generation.

Those who hate the Lordwould pretend submission to Him;their doom would last forever.

Let them be put to shame and terrified forever;let them perish in disgrace.

Will You be angry with us forever?Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?

I will praise You with all my heart, Lord my God,and will honor Your name forever.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever;I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generationswith my mouth.

For I will declare,“Faithful love is built up forever;You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens.”

‘I will establish your offspring foreverand build up your throne for all generations.’”Selah

I will establish his line forever,his throne as long as heaven lasts.

His offspring will continue forever,his throne like the sun before Me,

like the moon, established forever,a faithful witness in the sky.”Selah

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

May the Lord be praised forever.Amen and amen.

But You, Lord, are exalted forever.

But You, Lord, are enthroned forever;Your fame endures to all generations.

He will not always accuse usor be angry forever.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;may the Lord rejoice in His works.

He remembers His covenant forever,the promise He ordainedfor a thousand generations—

Hallelujah!Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.

BOOK V(Psalms 107–150)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.

The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:“Forever, You are a priestlike Melchizedek.”

All that He does is splendid and majestic;His righteousness endures forever.

He has provided food for those who fear Him;He remembers His covenant forever.

They are established forever and ever,enacted in truth and in what is right.

He has sent redemption to His people.He has ordained His covenant forever.His name is holy and awe-inspiring.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;all who follow His instructions have good insight.His praise endures forever.

Wealth and riches are in his house,and his righteousness endures forever.

He will never be shaken.The righteous man will be remembered forever.

He distributes freely to the poor;his righteousness endures forever.His horn will be exalted in honor.

Let the name of Yahweh be praisedboth now and forever.

But we will praise the Lord,both now and forever.Hallelujah!

For His faithful love to us is great;the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.

Let Israel say,“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say,“His faithful love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say,“His faithful love endures forever.”

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.

I will always obey Your instruction,forever and ever.

ל LamedLord, Your word is forever;it is firmly fixed in heaven.

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

Your decrees are righteous forever.Give me understanding, and I will live.

Long ago I learned from Your decreesthat You have established them forever.

The entirety of Your word is truth,and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

The Lord will protect your coming and goingboth now and forever.

A song of ascents.Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

Jerusalem—the mountains surround her.And the Lord surrounds His people,both now and forever.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord,both now and forever.

If your sons keep My covenantand My decrees that I will teach them,their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

“This is My resting place forever;I will make My home herebecause I have desired it.

Yahweh, Your name endures forever,Your reputation, Yahweh,through all generations.

A Davidic hymn.I exalt You, my God the King,and praise Your name forever and ever.

I will praise You every day;I will honor Your name forever and ever.

My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;let every living thingpraise His holy name forever and ever.

the Maker of heaven and earth,the sea and everything in them.He remains faithful forever,