Psalm 103:17
“But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;”
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Read in Psalm 103Meaning
Within “Human brevity and enduring covenant love,” verse 17 contrasts mortal brevity with the LORD's steadfast love, which endures from everlasting to everlasting; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 103:17 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 103; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.
Reflection
Respond to the verse's specific emphasis — contrasts mortal brevity with the LORD's steadfast love, which endures from everlasting to everlasting — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 103.