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Psalms 79:13

Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The psalmist speaks on behalf of Israel, addressing God immediately after a petition for retribution against neighboring reproach in the preceding verse. The community defines itself as God's possessed people and flock in response to divine action.

The words — The Hebrew נֹדֶ֥ה (no.deh) translates literally to "we will give thanks," modified by לְעוֹלָם (le.'olam) for "forever" and the phrase לְדֹר וָדֹר (le.dor va.dor) meaning "to a generation and a generation." These terms structurally bound the act of thanksgiving to an unbroken chronological span.

The thread — The designation "sheep of Your pasture" and the covenant people motif recur in Psalms 95:7 and Psalms 74:1, which both link God's care to His flock. The vow to declare praise aligns with Isaiah 43:21, where God states the people He formed will proclaim His renown.

Why it lands — The text requires the community to sustain perpetual, public thanksgiving as a corporate obligation. It frames praise not as a temporary reaction but as a continuous duty transmitted across generations.

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The Hebrew words

וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּva./'a.Nach.nuand/ weעַמְּךָ֨׀'a.me./Khapeople/ yourוְצֹ֥אןve./Tzonand/ [the] sheep ofמַרְעִיתֶךָ֮mar.'i.te./Khapasture/ yourנ֤וֹדֶ֥הno.Dehwe will give thanksלְּךָ֗le./Khato/ youלְע֫וֹלָ֥םle./'o.Lamfor/ everלְדֹ֥רle./Dorto/ a generationוָדֹ֑רva./Dorand/ a generationנְ֝סַפֵּ֗רne.sa.Perwe will recountתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te./khapraise/ your

King James Version

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

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