Bible Strands
Psalms 103:18
to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist defines the specific recipients of the eternal loving devotion declared in the preceding verse. The clause addresses the community of believers, linking divine mercy to human response before shifting to a declaration of God’s heavenly throne in the following verse.
The words — שֹׁמְרֵי (sho.me.Rei) translates literally to “those who keep,” and זֹכְרֵי (zo.khe.Rei) means “those who remember.” Both terms denote active, sustained engagement with divine instruction rather than passive acknowledgment.
The thread — The covenant-keeping motif appears in Deuteronomy 7:9, where God is defined as the faithful covenant-keeper. The same linkage between obedience and generational blessing recurs in Psalm 132:12, while Matthew 28:20 extends the obedience requirement to the post-resurrection community.
Why it lands — The verse demands conscious retention of divine instructions followed by deliberate action. It establishes obedience as the measurable boundary of those who receive the covenant’s benefits.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
- Psalms 132:12 If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Luke 1:6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Exodus 24:8 So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
- Psalms 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
- Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 6:6 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
- Psalms 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.