What Does Psalm 146:10 Mean in the King James?
The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The reign stretches through every generation, so Zion’s praise rests on a kingship no age outlives.
THE MEANING
The LORD reigns through every age, and Zion’s God remains the center of that enduring rule. This promise reaches the reader now: each generation stands within the same continuing reign. Praise names the living reality under which every generation stands.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that God’s reign expired with a previous generation or belongs only to the distant future gives way to the verse’s unbroken succession.
THE ROOT
יִמְלֹךְ
yimlokh
GROWS FROM
מלך
To reign, to be king.
The verb “reign” and the noun “king” grow from the same Hebrew root. The verse holds the ruler and the ongoing rule together: this is a living kingship that reaches each generation.
ALSO GROWS
melekh: King
מֶלֶךְ
The same root names the one who reigns, making the LORD’s kingship personal rather than abstract.
malkhut: Kingship, kingdom, or rule
מַלְכוּת
This branch names the reign itself, showing how the root carries both ruler and governance.
הַלְלוּ־יָהּ
halelu-Yah
GROWS FROM
הלל
To praise, celebrate, or acclaim.
“Praise ye the LORD” in this verse is halelu-Yah. The verse closes by naming its response: praise directed to Yah. A related form can mean “boast,” revealing praise as an open acknowledgment of the one being honored.
ALSO GROWS
tehillah: Praise or a song of praise
תְּהִלָּה
This noun from the same root shows praise as a voiced expression, fitting the verse’s closing call.
hithalel: To boast or exult
הִתְהַלֵּל
This related form shows praise as declaring what one values; here, the LORD’s enduring reign is what the voice acclaims.
THE PATTERN
The LORD’s kingship continues across generations and calls forth praise.
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.THE THREAD
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.Both verses use the Hebrew root מלך (m-l-k; malakh): Psalm 146:10 says the LORD “shall reign,” while Psalm 93:1 declares, “The LORD reigneth.” The shared root opens the promise across generations into present kingship: each generation encounters the same reign.
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