11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
Psalm 23:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
- KJV King James Version
- Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Surely goodness and kindness pursue me || All the days of my life, || And my dwelling [is] in the house of YHWH, || For [the] length of [my] days!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I'm absolutely certain that your goodness and trustworthy love will be with me all through my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Only — goodness and kindness pursue me, All the days of my life, And my dwelling [is] in the house of Jehovah, For a length of days!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the LORD’s house forever.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 22:6 in this edition
- And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַ֤ךְ׀ | ’aḵ | Surely | H389 אַךְ surely |
| ט֤וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | goodness | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| וָחֶ֣סֶד | wā·ḥe·seḏ | and mercy | H2617 חֶ֫סֶד kindness |
| יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי | yir·də·p̄ū·nî | will follow me | H7291 רָדַף to pursue |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | the days | H3117 יוֹם day |
| חַיָּ֑י | ḥay·yāy | of my life | H2416 חַי alive |
| וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י | wə·šaḇ·tî | and I will dwell | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| בְּבֵית־ | bə·ḇêṯ- | in the house | H1004 בֵּית place |
| יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| לְאֹ֣רֶךְ | lə·’ō·reḵ | forever | H753 אֹ֫רֶךְ length |
| יָמִֽים׃ | yā·mîm | — | H3117 יוֹם day |
Related verses
- Psalm 27:4
One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
- 2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
- Psalm 36:7–10
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures. For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light. …
- Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
- Psalm 73:24–26
You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalm 103:17
But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;
- Psalm 30:11–12
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
- Psalm 17:15
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
Read all of Psalm 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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