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Psalms 89:37
37It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the heavens is ever faithful.” Selah.
Psalms 89:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies." Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
Context of Psalms 89:37
35Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated]; I will not lie to David. 36His descendants shall endure forever And his throne [will continue] as the sun before Me. It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the heavens is ever faithful.” Selah. 38But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful Lord] have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed. 39You have spurned and repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:37 word by word
כְּ֭יָרֵחַ יִכּ֣וֹן עוֹלָ֑ם וְעֵ֥ד בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק נֶאֱמָ֥ן סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:37
- Psalms 72:7In his days may the righteous flourish, And peace abound until the moon is no more.
- Psalms 104:19He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.
- Genesis 1:14Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
- Jeremiah 31:35Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea’s roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar; The Lord of hosts is His name:
- Genesis 9:13I set My rainbow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
- Isaiah 54:9“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me, As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37As the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven - That is, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, as long as time shall last, his kingdom shall last among men. The moon appears to be termed a faithful witness here, because by her particularly time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation, and by these time is generally estimated, especially among the eastern nations. So many moons is a man old; so many moons since…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37It shall be established forever as the moon - As long as the moon shall endure. The heavenly bodies are the most permanent objects that we know of; and they, therefore, became the emblems of stability and perpetuity. Compare the notes at Psalm 72:7. And as a faithful witness in heaven - As the witness in heaven, or in the sky, is sure. The reference is to the moon, regarded as a witness for God. What is said here of the moon as an index of his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-37Verses 19-37 The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions and promises are fully…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-37The Lord disciplines his children when they go astray, but he does not reject them. He knows they will break their trust and will need correction, yet he remains committed to keep his covenant. His faithfulness to David is like his faithfulness to the created world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.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
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