Psalms 102:18

¹⁶ For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.

¹⁷ He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.

Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

¹⁹ For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth

²⁰ to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
KJV: This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
WEB: This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise the LORD,
ASV: This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.
DARBY: This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people that shall be created shall praise Jah:
BLB: This will be written for the generation to come, and a people yet to be created will praise YAH.

ÅB: Dette skal bli oppskrevet for den kommende slekt, og det folk som skal skapes, skal love Herren.
OTB: Dette vil bli nedskrevet for fremtidige generasjoner,
Så et folk som ennå ikke er skapt kan prise Herren:
B1930: Dette skal bli opskrevet for den kommende slekt, og det folk som skal skapes, skal love Herren.

Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
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Psalms 22:30–31
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
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Isaiah 43:21
The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
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Psalms 78:4–6
We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
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1 Peter 2:9–10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
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2 Peter 1:15
And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
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Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
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1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
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