Psalms 89:2
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Psalms 89:2
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Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
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For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
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I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
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Verse Text
For I have saidH559, MercyH2617 shall be built upH1129 for everH5769: thy faithfulnessH530 shalt thou establishH3559 in the very heavensH8064.
כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי עֹולָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה שָׁמַיִם ׀ תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | for |
אָמַ֗רְתִּי |
'a.Mar.ti | H559 | HVqp1cs | I have said |
ע֭וֹלָם |
o.lom | H5769 | HNcmsa | forever |
חֶ֣סֶד |
Che.sed | H2617 | HNcmsa | covenant loyalty |
יִבָּנֶ֑ה |
yi.ba.Neh | H1129 | HVNi3ms | it will be built |
שָׁמַ֓יִם |
sha.Ma.yim | H8064 | HNcmpa | (the) heavens |
תָּכִ֖ן |
ta.Khin | H3559 | HVhi2ms | you establish |
אֱמוּנָתְ/ךָ֣ |
'e.mu.na.te./Kha | H530 | HNcfsc/Sp2ms | faithfulness/ your |
בָ/הֶֽם |
va./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | in/ them |
- H530 — אֱמוּנָה (ʼĕmûwnâh, em-oo-naw'): or (shortened) אֱמֻנָה (ʼĕmunâh); feminine of אֵמוּן (ʼêmûwn) H529; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity; faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
- H2617 — חֵסֵד (chêçêd, kheh'-sed): from חָסַד (châçad) H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
- H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
- H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם (ʻôlâm); from עָלַם (ʻâlam) H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח (netsach) H5331, עַד (ʻad) H5703.
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה (shâmeh); from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Verse Cross-References
- faithfulness — Numbers 23:19, Psalms 89:5, Psalms 89:37, Psalms 119:89, Psalms 146:6, Matthew 24:35, Hebrews 6:18
- Mercy — Nehemiah 1:5, Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:31, Psalms 36:5, Psalms 103:17, Luke 1:50, Ephesians 1:6-7
Reciprocal references (21): Psalms 57:10, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 89:24, Psalms 92:2, Psalms 97:6, Psalms 100:5, Psalms 103:11, Psalms 108:4, Psalms 115:1, Psalms 119:90, Psalms 138:2, Proverbs 29:14, Isaiah 16:5, Isaiah 55:9, Jeremiah 31:35, Jeremiah 31:37, Lamentations 3:23, John 1:17, Acts 13:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 1 John 3:1
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: FAITHFULNESS OF GOD, THE
- Nave’s: CHURCH; GOD; JESUS, THE CHRIST
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