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Psalms 89:49
49Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David?
Psalms 89:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.
Context of Psalms 89:49
47Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man! 48What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David? 50Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations, 51with which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:49 word by word
אַיֵּ֤ה׀ חֲסָדֶ֖יךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לְ֝דָוִ֗ד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:49
- Psalms 77:9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Selah
- Isaiah 63:7I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
- Psalms 89:3You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant:
- Psalms 54:5He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.
- Psalms 132:11The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
- 2 Samuel 3:9God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the Lord has sworn to him,
- 2 Samuel 7:15but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
- Hebrews 7:21but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever.'"
Commentaries on Psalms 89:49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses - Wilt thou not deal with us as thou didst with our fathers? Didst thou not swear unto David that thou wouldst distinguish him as thou didst them?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49Lord, where are thy former loving-kindnesses - Thy mercies; thy pledges; thy promises. Where are those promises which thou didst make formerly to David? Are they accomplished? Or are they forgotten and disregarded? They seem to be treated as a thing of nought; as if they had not been made. He relied on them; but they are not now fulfilled. Which thou swarest unto David - Which thou didst solemnly promise, even with the implied solemnity of an oath. In thy…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-52Verses 38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory reserved for Christ's spiritual…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. 38-5238-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).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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