Psalms
King James Version (KJV)

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
King James Version (KJV)
Surely goodnes and mercie shall followe me all the daies of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for euer.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever. Psalm 24 A Psalm of David.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Truly, blessing and mercy will be with me all the days of my life; and I will have a place in the house of the Lord all my days.
- Basic English Bible
Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days.
- Darby Bible
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
- Webster's Bible
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. A Psalm by David.
- World English Bible
Only -- goodness and kindness pursue me, All the days of my life, And my dwelling [is] in the house of Jehovah, For a length of days!
- Youngs Literal Bible
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
23:4 Thy rod and thy staff - Two words denoting the same thing, and both designing God's pastoral care over him.
23:5 A table - Thou furnishest me with plenty of provisions and comforts. Oil - With aromatic ointments, which were then used at great feasts; thy comforts delight my soul. Runneth over - Thou hast given me a plentiful portions, signified by the cup, given to the guests by the master of the feast.
All the days of my life - Through all its changes; in every variety of situation; until I reach its close. Life indeed would end, and he does not venture to conjecture when that would be; but as long as life should continue, he felt confidently assured that everything needful for him would be bestowed upon him. The language is the utterance of a heart overflowing with joy and gratitude in the recollection of the past, and full of glad anticipation (as derived from the experience of the past) in regard to the future.And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew: "to length of days." The expression, I think, does not refer to eternity or to heaven, but it is parallel with the former expression "All the days of my life;" that is, he would dwell in the house of the Lord as long as he lived - with the idea added here, which was not in the former member of the sentence, that his life would be long, or that he hoped and anticipated that he would live long on the earth. The phrase used here, "I will dwell in the house of the Lord," is one that is several times employed in the Psalms as indicative of the wish of the psalmist. Thus, in Psalm 27:4, "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life." Psalm 26:8, "lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth." Psalm 65:4, "blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts."Psalm 84:4, "blessed are they that dwell in thy house."
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