For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
For this God - who hath performed such a deliverance for us.
He will be our guide even unto death - literally, 'upon (or ABOVE) death' х `al (H5921) muwt (H4192)]. So the Syriac. 'He will guide us to the point whereat death shall not overcome us, but we shall OVERCOME it' (Cocceius and L. de Dieu). Pusey, 'He will guide us over death.' The good Shepherd's care will not cease at death; nay, He will be ours forever (cf. Psalms 48:10). I prefer this, as answering to the parallel, "forever and ever." Compare Romans 8:37-38; 1 Corinthians 15:57; Hebrews 2:14-15. In the primary sense Israel shall never be extinguished finally; in the spiritual sense the Church shall be victor over death. The Septuagint, Vulgate, Ethiopic, and Arabic read it, 'to eternity' х `olaamowt (H5769)]. Compare for the present Hebrew text, Psalms 68:20; Psalms 49:15; Habakkuk 1:12. The context is not concerning guidance up to death, but deliverance from it, and from destruction when imminent.