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Psalms 89:2
2For I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.
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 loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation. For I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness. 3I have made a covenant with mine elect, I have sworn unto David my servant: 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. 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 36:5Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds.
- Psalms 103:17But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
- Nehemiah 1:5and said, I beseech thee, Jehovah, God of the heavens, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and keep his commandments.
- Nehemiah 9:17and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders which thou hadst done among them; but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion made a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not.
- Luke 1:50and his mercy [is] to generations and generations to them that fear him.
- Ephesians 1:6to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
- Psalms 89:5And the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.
- Psalms 119:89LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
- Psalms 146:6Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?
- Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
- Hebrews 6:18that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on 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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