'Forever' in the Bible

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

But the Lord abides forever;He has established His throne for judgment,

For the needy will not always be forgotten,Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

The Lord is King forever and ever;Nations have perished from His land.

You, O Lord, will keep them;You will preserve him from this generation forever.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?

You will make known to me the path of life;In Your presence is fullness of joy;In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

He gives great deliverance to His king,And shows lovingkindness 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,You gave it to him,Length of days forever and ever.

For You make him most blessed forever;You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.Let your heart live forever!

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,And I will dwell in the house of the Lord 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 plans of His heart from generation to generation.

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

Depart from evil and do good,So you will abide forever.

For the Lord loves justiceAnd does not forsake His godly ones;They are preserved forever,But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

The righteous will inherit the landAnd dwell in it forever.

As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,And You set me in Your presence forever.

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

Arouse Yourself, why do You sleep, O Lord?Awake, do not reject us forever.

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

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

I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations;Therefore the peoples will 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 such is God,Our God forever and ever;He will guide us until death.

For the redemption of his soul is costly,And he should cease trying forever—

Their inner thought is that their houses are foreverAnd their dwelling places to all generations;They have called their lands after their own names.

But God will break you down forever;He will snatch you up 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 in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it,And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

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

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

He will abide before God forever;Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

He rules by His might forever;His eyes keep watch on the nations;Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?Surely the Lord will dwell there forever.

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

And 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 strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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

How long, O God, will the adversary revile,And the enemy spurn Your name forever?

Do not deliver 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 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?Has His promise come to an end forever?

And He built His sanctuary like the heights,Like the earth which He has founded forever.

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

So we Your people and the sheep of Your pastureWill give thanks to You forever;To all generations we will tell of Your praise.

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

Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever,And let them be humiliated and perish,

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

I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,And will glorify Your name forever.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever;To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

For I have said, “Lovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”

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

“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

“So I will establish his descendants foreverAnd his throne as the days of heaven.

“His descendants shall endure foreverAnd his throne as the sun before Me.

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

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

Blessed be the Lord forever!Amen and Amen.

But You, O Lord, are on high forever.

But You, O Lord, abide forever,And Your name to all generations.

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

He established the earth upon its foundations,So that it will not totter forever and ever.

Let the glory of the Lord endure forever;Let the Lord be glad in His works;

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

And it was reckoned to him for righteousness,To all generations forever.

The Lord has sworn 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;He will remember His covenant forever.

They are upheld forever and ever;They are performed in truth and uprightness.

He has sent redemption to His people;He has ordained His covenant forever;Holy and awesome is His name.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;His praise endures forever.

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

For 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 the LordFrom this time forth and forever.Praise the Lord!

So I will keep Your law continually,Forever and ever.

Lamedh.Forever, O Lord,Your word is settled in heaven.

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,For they are the joy of my heart.

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

Your testimonies are righteous forever;Give me understanding that I may live.

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

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming inFrom this time forth and forever.

A Song of Ascents.Those who trust in the LordAre as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides 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 sons will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

“This is My resting place forever;Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

It is like the dew of HermonComing down upon the mountains of Zion;For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever. Cross references: Psalm 133:1 : Gen 13:8; Heb 13:1 Psalm 133:2 : Ex 29:7; 30:25, 30; Lev 8:12 Psalm 133:2 : Ex 28:33; 39:24 Psalm 133:3 : Prov 19:12; Hos 14:5; Mic 5:7 Psalm 133:3 : Deut 3:9; 4:48 Psalm 133:3 : Ps 48:2; 74:2; 78:68 Psalm 133:3 : Lev 25:21; Deut 28:8; Ps 42:8 Psalm 133:3 : Ps 21:4 end of crossrefs

A Psalm of Praise, of David.I will extol You, my God, O King,And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.

Who made heaven and earth,The sea and all that is in them;Who keeps faith forever;

The Lord will reign forever,Your God, O Zion, to all generations.Praise the Lord!