American Standard Version
Psalms 89:2
2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever;Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
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 lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens. 3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant: 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. [Selah
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:2 word by word
כִּֽי־אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֭וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה שָׁמַ֓יִם׀ תָּכִ֖ן אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 89:2
- Psalms 36:5Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.
- Psalms 103:17But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;
- Nehemiah 1:5and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:
- Nehemiah 9:17and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
- Luke 1:50And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
- Psalms 89:5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
- Psalms 119:89For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
- Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of 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
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