Psalms 102:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.”

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BSBPD

“They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They--They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 102:26 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
  2. 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
  3. Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
  4. Psalms 102:12But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
  5. Isaiah 34:4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
  6. Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
  7. Isaiah 65:17For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
  8. Isaiah 66:22“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.
  9. Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  10. Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  11. Romans 8:20For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
  12. 2 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
  13. Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
  14. Revelation 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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