New English Translation
Psalms 89:8
8O Lord, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you.
Psalms 89:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
- New International Version (NIV)Who is like you, Lord God Almighty? You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you?
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
Context of Psalms 89:8
6For who in the skies can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings, 7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? O Lord, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you. 9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:8 word by word
יְהוָ֤ה׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צְבָא֗וֹת מִֽי־כָֽמ֖וֹךָ חֲסִ֥ין׀ יָ֑הּ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:8
- Psalms 84:12O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!
- Joshua 22:22“El, God, the Lord! El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, don’t spare us today!
- Isaiah 28:22So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land.
- Psalms 89:13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.
- Psalms 24:8Who is this majestic king? The Lord who is strong and mighty! The Lord who is mighty in battle!
- Psalms 147:5Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
- 1 Samuel 15:19Why haven’t you obeyed the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord’s estimation.”
- Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say, ‘Who will summon me?’
- Isaiah 40:25“To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?” says the Holy One.
- Jeremiah 32:17‘Oh, Lord God, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!
- Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings,
- Psalms 35:10With all my strength I will say, “O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”
- Psalms 71:19Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?
- Deuteronomy 32:31For our enemies’ rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede.
- 1 Samuel 2:2No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God!
Commentaries on Psalms 89:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O Lord God of hosts - Thou who hast all armies at thy command, and canst serve thyself by every part of thy creation, whether animate or inanimate. Who is a strong Lord - See Psalm 89:6. Thy faithfulness round about thee? - Or, more properly, thy faithfulness is round about thee. Thou still keepest thy promises in view. God's truth leads him to fulfill his promises: they stand round his throne as the faithful servants of an eastern monarch stand round…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8O Lord God of hosts - See the notes at Isaiah 1:9; Psalm 24:10. God, commanding the armies of heaven; leading forth the stars; controlling all forces - all powers. Who is a strong Lord like unto thee? - The original word here rendered “Lord” is יה Yâhh or Jah. This is one of the few places where that word occurs, except in the compounding of words. It is an abbreviation of the name Yahweh, and has the same signification. See the notes at Psalm 68:4. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reverence when we worship God. But how little of this appears in our congregations, and how much cause have we to humble ourselves on this account! That almighty power which smote Egypt, will scatter the enemies of the church, while all who trust in God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8God is the absolute standard of faithfulness, commitment, and order. The angelic beings and the heavens testify to his constancy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. To illustrate His power and faithfulness examples are cited from history. His control of the sea (the most mighty and unstable object in nature), and of Egypt (Psa 87:4), the first great foe of Israel (subjected to utter helplessness from pride and insolence), are specimens. At the same time, the whole frame of nature founded and sustained by Him, Tabor and Hermon for "east and west," and "north and south," together representing the whole world…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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