The Meaning of Psalms 145:13 Explained

Psalms 145:13

KJV: Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

YLT: Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion is in all generations.

Darby: Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion is throughout all generations.

ASV: Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thy kingdom  [is] an everlasting  kingdom,  and thy dominion  [endureth] throughout all  generations. 

What does Psalms 145:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 145:10-21 - God's Bountiful Provision
There is more happiness in the world than we are disposed to think. God's works give praise to Him. Take, for instance, the gladness of one summer day, when from the little green lizards upward there is a perfect murmur of enjoyment in the stilly heat. Shall we not trust God, to whom the care of all things is as easy as the opening of the hand is to us? Psalms 104:28.
Psalms 145:13 is graven in the keystone of a very old building in Damascus, once a Christian church but for many centuries a mosque. The words are still true and are nearer historical fulfillment today than ever, Psalms 145:18. The Lord is always nigh, though we do not perceive or realize His presence, and it is good to affirm it as we pray. To utter these words often during one's daily life is to practice the presence of God, after the manner of the Christian mystics. But some cannot do as much; they can only desire, Psalms 145:19. But He whose love notices the faintest yearning after Himself will fulfill it. See Psalms 145:19. We shall praise God worthily when we see Him as He is! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 145

1  David praises God for his fame
8  For his goodness
11  For his kingdom
14  For his providence
17  For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy

What do the individual words in Psalms 145:13 mean?

Your kingdom [is] an kingdom - everlasting and Your dominion [endures] throughout all - and generations
מַֽלְכוּתְךָ֗ מַלְכ֥וּת כָּל־ עֹֽלָמִ֑ים וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗ בְּכָל־ דּ֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר

מַֽלְכוּתְךָ֗  Your  kingdom  [is] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מַלְכוּת  
Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
מַלְכ֥וּת  an  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מַלְכוּת  
Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
כָּל־  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עֹֽלָמִ֑ים  everlasting 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗  and  Your  dominion  [endures] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מֶמְשָׁלָה  
Sense: rule, dominion, realm.
בְּכָל־  throughout  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
דּ֥וֹר  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.
וָדֽוֹר  and  generations 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.