Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 89:2
2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
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 mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant, 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. 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 36:5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth to the clouds.
- Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children;
- Nehemiah 1:5And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
- Nehemiah 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst perform among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
- Luke 1:50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
- Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- Psalms 89:5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
- Psalms 119:89For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
- Psalms 146:6Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in them: who keepeth truth for ever:
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon 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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