Psalms 89:2

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 graciousness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make Your faithfulness known with my mouth. For I have said, “Graciousness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.” 3“I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to My servant David, 4I will establish your descendants forever And build up your throne to all generations.” Selah

Psalms 89:2 word by word

כִּֽי־אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֭וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה שָׁמַ֓יִם׀ תָּכִ֖ן אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• For I have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Graciousnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• will be builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• In the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• You will establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530

Cross-references for Psalms 89:2

• Psalms 36:5Your mercy, Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
• Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting for those who fear Him, And His justice to the children’s children,
• Nehemiah 1:5I said, “Please, Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and faithfulness for those who love Him and keep His commandments:
• Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy; And You did not abandon them.
• Luke 1:50And His mercy is to generation after generation Toward those who fear Him.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
• Psalms 89:5The heavens will praise Your wonders, Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
• Psalms 119:89Forever, Lord, Your word stands in heaven.
• Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea and everything that is in them; Who keeps faith forever;
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to 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