Luke 1:50
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50 indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.(A)
Psalm 103:17-18
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17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
18 to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.(A)
Exodus 20:6
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6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.(A)
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- 20.6 Or to thousands
Genesis 17:7
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7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.(A)
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Psalm 145:19
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19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.(A)
Psalm 118:4
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4 Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
Exodus 34:6-7
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6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed,
“The Lord, the Lord,
a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,(A)
7 keeping steadfast love for the thousandth generation,[a]
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
yet by no means clearing the guilty,
but visiting the iniquity of the parents
upon the children
and the children’s children
to the third and the fourth generation.”(B)
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- 34.7 Or for thousands
Psalm 103:11
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11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;(A)
Psalm 31:19
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19 O how abundant is your goodness
that you have laid up for those who fear you
and accomplished for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of everyone!(A)
Psalm 115:13
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13 he will bless those who fear the Lord,
both small and great.
Revelation 19:5
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5 And from the throne came a voice saying,
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Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
Psalm 85:9
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9 Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,
that his glory may dwell in our land.(A)
Malachi 3:16-18
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The Reward of the Faithful
16 Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name.(A) 17 They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as parents spare their children who serve them.(B) 18 Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.(C)
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