Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Let them fear You while the sun endures,
And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

King James Version

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Holman Bible

May he continue while the sun endures
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

International Standard Version

May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation.

A Conservative Version

They shall fear thee while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

American Standard Version

They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Amplified


Let them fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and worship You with obedience] while the sun endures,
And as long as the moon [reflects light], throughout all generations.

Bible in Basic English

May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

Darby Translation

They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

Julia Smith Translation

And they shall fear thee with the sun and before the moon, generation of generations.

King James 2000

They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Lexham Expanded Bible

May he live long {while the sun endures} {as long as the moon} {for all generations}.

Modern King James verseion

They shall fear You as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou shalt be feared as long as the sun and moon endureth, from one generation to another.

NET Bible

People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.

New Heart English Bible

They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

The Emphasized Bible

Let men revere thee, With the sun, And in presence of the moon, Unto the remotest generation.

Webster

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

World English Bible

They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Youngs Literal Translation

They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.

References

Easton

Context Readings

A Prayer For The King

4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! 5 Let them fear You while the sun endures,
And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!

Cross References

Psalm 89:36-37

His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me.

Psalm 72:17

May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!

1 Samuel 12:18

So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

Psalm 72:7

In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!

Psalm 89:29

I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

Daniel 2:44

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

Daniel 7:14

And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

Daniel 7:27

And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.'

Luke 1:32-33

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,

1 Corinthians 15:24-25

Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

Ephesians 3:21

to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."

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