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King James Version

Psalms 104:31

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Glory;   God;   The Topic Concordance - Endurance;   Glory;   God;   Rejoice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Glory of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Providence;   Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joy;   Revelation;   Worship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Joy of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Glory;   Hallelujah;   Joy;   Kingdom of God;   Life;   Nature;   Praise;   Providence;   Psalms;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gallery;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shirah, Pereḳ (Pirḳe);  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 21;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever;Let Yahweh be glad in His works;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Let the glory of the Lord endure forever; Let the Lord be glad in His works;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The glorious maiestie of God shal endure for euer: God wyll reioyce in his workes.
Darby Translation
The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
New King James Version
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice in His works.
Literal Translation
The glory of Jehovah shall be forever; Jehovah shall rejoice in His works.
Easy-to-Read Version
May the Lord 's glory continue forever! May the Lord enjoy what he made.
World English Bible
Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
King James Version (1611)
The glory of the Lord shall endure for euer: the Lord shall reioyce in his workes.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The glorious magesty of the LORDE endureth for euer, and the LORDE reioyseth in his workes.
THE MESSAGE
The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt.
Amplified Bible
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice and be glad in His works—
American Standard Version
Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:
Bible in Basic English
Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
Update Bible Version
Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever; Let Yahweh rejoice in his works:
Webster's Bible Translation
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
New English Translation
May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!
Contemporary English Version
Our Lord , we pray that your glory will last forever and that you will be pleased with what you have done.
Complete Jewish Bible
May the glory of Adonai last forever! May Adonai rejoice in his works!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Glory be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes.
George Lamsa Translation
The glory of the LORD endures for ever; the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
Hebrew Names Version
Let the glory of the LORD endure forever. Let the LORD rejoice in his works.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
New Living Translation
May the glory of the Lord continue forever! The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made!
New Life Bible
May the shining-greatness of the Lord last forever. May the Lord be glad in His works.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
English Revised Version
Let the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in his works:
Berean Standard Bible
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
New Revised Standard
May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be thy glory, O Yahweh, to times age-abiding, Let Yahweh rejoice in his own works:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(103-31) May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
Lexham English Bible
May the glory of Yahweh endure forever. May Yahweh be glad in his works,
English Standard Version
May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works,
New American Standard Bible
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice in His works;
New Century Version
May the glory of the Lord be forever. May the Lord enjoy what he has made.
Good News Translation
May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord be happy with what he has made!
Christian Standard Bible®
May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The glorie of the Lord be in to the world; the Lord schal be glad in hise werkis.
Young's Literal Translation
The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
Revised Standard Version
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works,

Contextual Overview

31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. 32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord . 35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord , O my soul. Praise ye the Lord .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The glory: Psalms 102:16, Romans 11:36, Galatians 1:5, Ephesians 3:21, 2 Timothy 4:18, Hebrews 13:21, 1 Peter 5:11, 2 Peter 3:18, Revelation 5:12, Revelation 5:13

endure: Heb. be

rejoice: Genesis 1:31, Exodus 31:17, Isaiah 62:5, Isaiah 65:18, Isaiah 65:19, Jeremiah 32:41, Zephaniah 3:17, Luke 15:5, Luke 15:6, Luke 15:22-24

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:10 - God saw Exodus 39:43 - did look Psalms 92:4 - General Romans 1:20 - from the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever,.... The glory which arises from the works of his hands, which is due unto him, and shall be given him; this is opposed to the perishing and fading glory of all created beings: and as Christ is the person spoken of throughout the whole psalm, this may be understood of his glory as the only begotten of the Father; and which is equal to his Father's glory, and is the same yesterday, today, and for ever; and of the glory of his office as Mediator: and of all his works of nature and grace, of creation and redemption: nor will there be creatures wanting, angels and men to glorify his name, to all eternity. The Targum, Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions render it as a prayer, "let the glory of the Lord be for ever"; or, let him be for ever glorified, on account of the perfections of his nature, and the works of his hands; as he will and ought to be.

The Lord shall rejoice in his works; being well pleased with them, as he was with the works of creation; they appearing, on a survey of them, to be all very good, Genesis 1:31 so he rejoices in the sustaining and preservation of them; and the rather when he is glorified in them. And this should be a reason why glory should be given him, that he may rejoice in his works, and not be grieved, as he is sometimes said to be and to repent of his making them, Genesis 6:6. Christ rejoices in the work of redemption, which he undertook and performed with pleasure; he rejoiced at the finishing it, and he rejoices in the application of it to his people and will rejoice in their complete enjoyment of it; they being the objects of his love, in whom he has an interest; whom he engaged for, are the purchase of his blood, and for whom he prays and intercedes; he rejoices in them as the work of his hands now; in their persons, who are his "hephzibah", in whom he delights; "his beulah", to whom he is married: he rejoices in his own grace wrought in them, and in the exercise of it on him; he rejoices over them to do them good, and never ceases doing good to them and for them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew, “shall be.” It might be rendered, “Let the glory of the Lord be for ever,” implying a strong desire that it should be so. But the language may denote a strong conviction that it would be so. The mind of the writer was filled with wonder at the beauty and variety of the works of God on the land, in the air, and in the waters; and he exclaims, with a heart full of admiration, that the glory of a Being who had made all these things could never cease, but must endure forever. All the glory of man would pass away; all the monuments that he would rear would be destroyed; all the works of art executed by him must perish; but the glory of One who had made the earth, and filled it with such wonders, could not but endure forever and ever.

The Lord shall rejoice in his works - See Genesis 1:31. The idea here is, that God finds pleasure in the contemplation of his own works; in the beauty and order of creation; and in the happiness which he sees as the result of his work of creation. There is no impropriety in supposing that God finds pleasure in the manifestation of the wisdom, the power, the goodness, the mercy, and the love of his own glorious nature.


 
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