English Standard Version
Psalms 119:89
89Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Psalms 119:89 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.
Context of Psalms 119:89
87They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts. 88In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth. Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. 90Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. 91By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.
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לְעוֹלָ֥ם יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝בָרְךָ֗ נִצָּ֥ב בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:89
- Psalms 119:152Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.
- Psalms 89:2For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness."
- Matthew 5:18For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
- Matthew 24:34Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
- 1 Peter 1:25but the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
- 2 Peter 3:13But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:89
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 89For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven - Thy purposes are all settled above, and they shall all be fulfilled below.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 89Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Lamed (ל l ), or “l.” On the meaning of the passage, see the notes at Psalm 89:2. The word rendered “settled” means properly “to set, to put, to place;” and then, to stand, to cause to stand, to set up, as a column, Genesis 35:20; an altar, Genesis 33:20; a monument, 1 Samuel 15:12. The meaning here is, that the word - the law - the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 89-96Verses 89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the creatures answer the ends of their creation: shall man, who alone is endued with reason, be the only unprofitable burden of the earth? We may make the Bible a pleasant companion at any time. But the word, without the grace of God, would not quicken us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 89-96Lamedh (ל) is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The stability of God’s wisdom gives understanding. God’s word provides order and a framework for living, even when under pressure from adversaries.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 89-9189-91. In all changes God's Word remains firm (1Pe 1:25). Like the heavens, it continually attests God's unfailing power and unchanging care (Psa 89:2). is settled in--that is, stands as firmly as the heaven in which it dwells, and whence it emanated.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- 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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