'Forever' in the Bible

You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked and unrepentant;You have wiped out their name forever and ever.

But the Lord will remain and sit enthroned forever;He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.

For the poor will not always be forgotten,Nor the hope of the burdened perish forever.

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

You, O Lord, will preserve and keep them;You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever.

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?

He gives great triumphs to His king,And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed,To David and his descendants forever.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;The judgments of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.

He asked life of You,And You gave it to him,Long life forever and evermore.

For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.May your hearts live forever!

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

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

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,And their inheritance will continue forever.

Depart from evil and do good;And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever.

For the Lord delights in justiceAnd does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);They are preserved forever,But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

The righteous will inherit the landAnd live in it forever.

As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,And You 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).

In God we have boasted all the day long,And we will praise and give thanks to Your name forever. Selah.

Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?Awaken, do not reject us forever.

You are fairer than the sons of men;Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;Therefore the peoples will praise and give You thanks forever and ever.

As we have heard, so have we seenIn the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God:God will establish her forever. Selah.

For this is God,Our God forever and ever;He will be our guide even until death.

So that he should live on eternally,That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.

Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever,And their dwelling places to all generations;They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].

But God will break you down forever;He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

I will thank You forever, because You have done it, [You have rescued me and kept me safe].I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

Let me dwell in Your tent forever;Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God;Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

So I will sing praise to Your name forever,Paying my vows day by day.

Who rules by His might forever,His eyes keep watch on the nations;Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

May his name endure forever;May his name continue as long as the sun;And let men bless themselves by him;Let all nations call him blessed.

Blessed be His glorious name forever;And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.Amen and Amen.

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

O God, why have You rejected us forever?Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

O God, how long will the adversary scoff?Is the enemy to revile Your name forever?

Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast;Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

But as for me, I will declare it and rejoice forever;I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

Will the Lord reject forever?And will He never be favorable again?

Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?Have His promises ended for all time?

And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens],Like the earth which He has established forever.

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?

So we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,Will give You thanks forever;We will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him and cringe before Him,And their time of punishment would be forever.

Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever;Yes, let them be humiliated and perish,

Restore us, O God of our salvation,And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

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

For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever;With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.

For I have said, “Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.”

I will establish your seed foreverAnd I will build up your throne for all generations.” Selah.

“His descendants I will establish forever,And his throne [will endure] as the days of heaven.

“His descendants shall endure foreverAnd his throne [will continue] as the sun before Me.

“It shall be established forever like the moon,And the witness in the heavens is ever faithful.” Selah.

How long, O Lord?Will You hide Yourself forever?Will Your wrath burn like fire?

That though the wicked sprout up like grassAnd all evildoers flourish,They will be destroyed forever.

But You, Lord, are on high forever.

Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable;Holiness adorns Your house,O Lord, forever.

But You, O Lord, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign];And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations.

He will not always strive with us,Nor will He keep His anger forever.

He established the earth on its foundations,So that it will not be moved forever and ever.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;May the Lord rejoice and be glad in His works—

He has remembered His covenant forever,The word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!

And that was credited to him for righteousness,To all generations forever.

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!

The Lord has sworn [an oath] and will not change His mind:“You are a priest foreverAccording to the order of Melchizedek.”

Splendid and majestic is His work,And His righteousness endures forever.

He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence];He will remember His covenant forever.

They are upheld forever and ever;They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

He has sent redemption to His people;He has ordained His covenant forever;Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;His praise endures forever.

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

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

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

Blessed be the name of the LordFrom this time forth and forever.

But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the LordFrom this time forth and forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],And the truth of the Lord endures forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Oh let Israel say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

Oh let the house of Aaron say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.

I will keep Your law continually,Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].

Lamedh.Forever, O Lord,Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever,For they are the joy of my heart.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutesForever, even to the end.

Of old I have known from Your testimoniesThat You have founded them forever.

The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,So the Lord surrounds His peopleFrom this time forth and forever.

O Israel, hope in the LordFrom this time forth and forever.

“If your children will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.”