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Psalms 118:2

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Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
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  1. Psalms 115:9–11Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

    10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

    11Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

  2. Psalms 145:10Rank 2 from verse 2
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    10All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

  3. Psalms 135:19–20Rank 3 from verse 2
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    19Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:

    20Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

  4. Psalms 147:19–20Rank 4 from verse 2
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    19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

    20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

  5. 1 Peter 2:9–10Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

    10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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Psalms 118:2

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

endureth

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Sense 1: Continues, remains, lasts, or abides. Sense 2: Bears or withstands hardship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

2Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

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3Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

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