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Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
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Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.
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But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
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The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
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They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.
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I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
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consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
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Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
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Increase the days of the king’s life, his years for many generations.
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Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
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May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
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We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
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so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
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They would not be like their ancestors— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
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Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
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Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.
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Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
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Psalm 89
A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
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‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’”
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BOOK IV
Psalms 90–106
Psalm 90
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
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For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.’
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For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
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But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.
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Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
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So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.
