Psalms 145:13

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, declaring the permanence of His rule within a hymn that moves from cosmic sovereignty to personal sustenance. The declaration follows a call to proclaim God's mighty acts and precedes a statement of His upholding power.

The words — The phrase מַֽלְכ֥וּתְ/ךָ֗ (mal.khu.te./Kha) translates literally as "your kingdom," while עֹֽלָמִ֑ים ('o.la.Mim) means "perpetuity" or "age to age." Together they establish the text's claim that God's reign lacks temporal boundaries.

The thread — This theme of eternal dominion appears in Daniel 7:14, where a ruler is given everlasting kingship, and in 1 Timothy 1:17, which addresses the "King eternal." Psalm 10:16 similarly asserts that the LORD reigns forever.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that divine authority operates outside human timeframes and remains consistent across generations. It demands alignment with a reality that precedes and outlasts every earthly dynasty.

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The Hebrew words

מַֽלְכוּתְךָ֗mal.khu.te./Khakingdom/ your מַלְכ֥וּתmal.Khut[is] a kingdom of כָּל־kol-all עֹֽלָמִ֑ים'o.la.Mimperpetuity וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗u./mem.shel.te./khaand/ dominion/ your בְּכָל־be./khol[is] in/ every דּ֥וֹרDorgeneration וָדֽוֹר׃va./Dorand/ a generation נֶאֱמָןne.'e.ManTrustworthy יְהוָהYah.weh[is] Yahweh בְּכָל־be./kholin/ all דְּבָרָיוde.va.Ra/vwords/ his וְחָסִידve./cha.Sidand/ faithful בְּכָל־be./kholin/ all מַעֲשָׂיו׃Ma.'a.sa/vworks/ his

King James Version

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Cross-references

1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Psalms 10:16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Psalms 146:10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!
Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
1 Corinthians 15:21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
2 Peter 1:11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.