What is the meaning of Psalm 103:17? But from everlasting to everlasting Psalm 103:17 begins with a breathtaking timeframe—“from everlasting to everlasting.” • God’s love is not confined to our brief years; it stretches back before Genesis 1:1 and forward beyond Revelation 22:21. • Psalm 90:2 testifies, “Before the mountains were born… from everlasting to everlasting You are God”. • Isaiah 40:28 reminds us that the LORD is “the everlasting God,” so His character cannot falter or fade. Because His nature is eternal, the promises in this verse cannot expire. the loving devotion of the LORD extends • “Loving devotion” (often rendered steadfast love) speaks of loyal, covenant commitment. Exodus 34:6 calls Him “abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness”. • Lamentations 3:22-23 underscores the same thought: “Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed… great is Your faithfulness”. • Psalm 136 repeats “His loving devotion endures forever” 26 times, emphasizing that His love is active and ongoing, not passive sentiment. to those who fear Him • “Fear” here is reverential awe mixed with wholehearted trust and obedience. Proverbs 9:10 says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom”. • Psalm 25:14 promises, “The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them”. • Luke 1:50 echoes our verse: “His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation”. Those who honor God as holy experience the fullness of His devoted love. and His righteousness • God’s righteousness is His perfect justice and moral purity, always expressed in right actions. Psalm 36:6 states, “Your righteousness is like the highest mountains”. • For believers, that righteousness is also a gift. 2 Corinthians 5:21 affirms, “God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God”. • Isaiah 54:17 assures, “This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me”. His righteousness defends, covers, and transforms His people. to their children’s children • The reach of God’s covenant faithfulness is multi-generational. Deuteronomy 7:9 declares, “He keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments”. • Psalm 78:6-7 urges parents to pass on God’s works “so that the next generation would know them… and they in turn would tell their children”. • Timothy’s sincere faith was nurtured by his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice (2 Timothy 1:5), illustrating how one generation’s reverence plants seeds of blessing in the next. Practical take-away: the choices we make today in honoring God ripple into our grandchildren’s tomorrows. summary Psalm 103:17 assures us that God’s steadfast love is eternal, firmly rooted in His unchanging nature. It reaches all who reverently trust Him, clothes them in His own righteousness, and overflows to upcoming generations. Our call is simple: fear the LORD, receive His faithful love, and pass the torch of faith so that our children’s children may rejoice in the same unending covenant devotion. |
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