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Psalm 118:3

Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
3Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.
4Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.
5Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.
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Notice

Aaron’s house receives its own summons to speak, showing that those who serve in worship also have God’s enduring kindness to confess.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 115:10House of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.Both address the house of Aaron, urging them to trust the LORD or declare that his loving kindness endures forever.
Psalm 134:1–3A Song of Ascents. Look! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the LORD’s house!Both summon those who serve the LORD to voice praise, naming Aaron’s house here and servants in the LORD’s house there.
Revelation 4:7–11The first creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.The link is limited: Psalm 118 names Aaron’s house, while this excerpt describes four creatures without mentioning praise.
Revelation 5:8–10Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full …Both name groups in worship: Aaron’s house speaks of God’s kindness, while the creatures and elders bow before the Lamb.
Revelation 1:6and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.Both connect priestly identity with praise, speaking of God’s enduring kindness in the psalm and his everlasting glory and dominion in Revelation.
1 Peter 2:5You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Both describe a priestly response to God: Aaron’s house declares his kindness, and Peter’s holy priesthood offers spiritual sacrifices through Jesus Christ.
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Encouragement

Aaron’s house joins Israel in confessing the same enduring kindness. Those who serve God have this truth to speak as well: God’s loving kindness endures forever.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).