'Forever' in the Bible

Remember His covenant forever—the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,Forever and ever.And all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord.

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord—for His faithful love endures forever.

He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

I will appoint him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.’”

You made Your people Israel Your own people forever, and You, Lord, have become their God.

Now, Lord, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be confirmed forever, and do as You have promised.

Let Your name be confirmed and magnified forever in the saying, “Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.” May the house of Your servant David be established before You.

So now, You have been pleased to bless Your servant’s house that it may continue before You forever. For You, Lord, have blessed it, and it is blessed forever.

He is the one who will build a house for My name. He will be My son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses.Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.

“Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of all my father’s household to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah, my father’s household, and from my father’s sons, He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping My commands and My ordinances as he is today.’

“So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and follow all the commands of the Lord your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the hearts of Your people, and confirm their hearts toward You.

Now I am building a temple for the name of Yahweh my God in order to dedicate it to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the rows of the bread of the Presence continuously, and for sacrificing burnt offerings for the morning and the evening, the Sabbaths and the New Moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the Lord with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the Lord:For He is good;His faithful love endures forever.The temple, the Lord’s temple, was filled with a cloud.

but I have built an exalted temple for You,a place for Your residence forever.

All the Israelites were watching when the fire descended and the glory of the Lord came on the temple. They bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground. They worshiped and praised the Lord:For He is good,for His faithful love endures forever.

The priests and the Levites were standing at their stations. The Levites had the musical instruments of the Lord, which King David had made to praise the Lord—“for His faithful love endures forever”—when he offered praise with them. Across from the Levites, the priests were blowing trumpets, and all the people were standing.

And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My name may be there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.

May the Lord your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on His throne as king for the Lord your God. Because Your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Don’t you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

Are You not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

Then he consulted with the people and appointed some to sing for the Lord and some to praise the splendor of His holiness. When they went out in front of the armed forces, they kept singing:Give thanks to the Lord,for His faithful love endures forever.

but because of the covenant the Lord had made with David, He was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.

Don’t become obstinate now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance to Yahweh, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God so that He may turn His burning anger away from you,

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where Yahweh had said, “Jerusalem is where My name will remain forever.”

Manasseh set up a carved image of the idol he had made, in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “I will establish My name forever in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

They sang with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord: “For He is good; His faithful love to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid.

So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.”

and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, said, “Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever!O may Your glorious name be blessedAnd exalted above all blessing and praise!

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk;they perish forever while no one notices.

I give up! I will not live forever.Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

“You forever overpower him and he departs;You change his appearance and send him away.

or were inscribed in stone foreverby an iron stylus and lead!

he will vanish forever like his own dung.Those who know him will ask, “Where is he?”

Then an upright man could reason with Him,and I would escape from my Judge forever.

He does not remove His gaze from the righteous,but He seats them forever with enthroned kings,and they are exalted.

Will he make a covenant with youso that you can take him as a slave forever?

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.

The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished.

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.

How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.

You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. A Davidic Prayer.

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!

Truly, goodness and gracious love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the LORD's Temple forever. A Davidic Psalm.

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.

The righteous will inherit the land, and they will dwell in it forever.

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,From everlasting to everlasting [from this age to the next, and forever].Amen and Amen (so be it).

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.

Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves.

For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.

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.

God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, who don't fear God.

For You have been a refuge for me,A tower of strength against the enemy.

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

You will prolong the king’s life;His years will be as many generations.

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

So I will sing songs to your name forever; I will fulfill my promises day by day. To the Director: According to Jeduthun's style. A Davidic Psalm.

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?