Psalms 105:8

8 He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,

Psalms 105:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 105:8

He hath remembered his covenant for ever
Another argument of praise taken from the covenant of grace, in which he is our God, and of which he is ever mindful; he remembers his covenant ones, whom he perfectly knows, and never forgets them; he remembers his covenant promises to them, and allows them to put him in remembrance of them; he has respect unto his covenant, and the blessings of it, and bestows them on his people; gives them the sure mercies of David; and he remembers his love, which is the source and spring of all.

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
that which is properly a covenant with Christ our head on our account, is a word of promise to us; a promise of grace and glory; a free promise, absolute and unconditional: and this he has "commanded", or ordered, decreed, and determined that it shall stand good, and be punctually performed, "to a thousand generations"; that is, for ever; for all his promises are yea and amen in Christ.

Psalms 105:8 In-Context

6 you descendants of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth.
8 He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
9 the promise that he made to Abraham, and his sworn oath to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,
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