Bible Strands
Psalms 45:17
I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the king immediately after declaring his enduring royal lineage and the appointment of his descendants as rulers.
The words — אַזְכִּירָה ('az.Ki.rah) means "I will cause to be remembered," paired with שִׁמְךָ (Shim./kha), literally "your name."
The thread — The pattern of lasting renown and cross-cultural acknowledgment runs through Isaiah 62:3, Malachi 1:11, and Psalms 72:17.
Why it lands — It demands the reader recognize a legacy that survives every generation and requires universal groups to voice public praise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 62:3 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
- Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Psalms 72:17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
- Isaiah 61:9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
- Psalms 22:30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
- Psalms 138:4 All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
- Song of Solomon 6:9 but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
- Isaiah 59:21 “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
- Matthew 26:13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Psalms 145:4 One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—