Psalms 89:2

Psalms 89:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
• New International Version (NIV)I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

Context of Psalms 89:2

1I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever; With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation. For I have said, “Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.” 3[God has said] “I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to David My servant, 4I will establish your seed forever And I will build up your throne for all generations.” Selah.

Psalms 89:2 word by word

כִּֽי־אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֭וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה שָׁמַ֓יִם׀ תָּכִ֖ן אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• shall be built upבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• thy faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• shalt thou establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• in the very heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064

Cross-references for Psalms 89:2

• Psalms 36:5Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies, Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.
• Psalms 103:17But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,
• Nehemiah 1:5And I said, “Please, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
• Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen and obey, And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them; So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and merciful and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not abandon them.
• Luke 1:50And His mercy is upon generation after generation Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
• Psalms 89:5The heavens (angels) praise Your wonders, O Lord, Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
• Psalms 119:89Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].
• Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.

Commentaries on Psalms 89:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Mercy shall be built up for ever - God's goodness is the foundation on which his mercy rests; and from that source, and on that foundation, acts of mercy shall flow and be built up for ever and ever. Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish - What thou hast promised to do to the children of men on earth, thou dost register in heaven, and thy promise shall never fail.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For I have said - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “Thou hast said,” which is more in accordance with what the connection seems to demand; but the Hebrew will not admit of this construction. The true meaning seems to be, that the psalmist had said; that is, he had said in his mind; he had firmly believed; he had so received it as a truth that it might be spoken of as firmly settled, or as an indisputable reality. It was in his mind one of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52Book Three (Psalms 73–89) starts and ends with serious questions. Psalm 89 begins with praise for how the Lord established David’s throne and kingdom (89:1–37). But later the psalmist protests that the Lord seems to have rejected his covenant with David (Psalm 89:38–51; see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. I have said--expressed, as well as felt, my convictions (2Co 4:13).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 89

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings