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Psalm 89

Psa. 89:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<νMaschil
maskiyl (Hebrew #4905)
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
KJV usage: Maschil.
Pronounce: mas-keel'
Origin: from 7919
of Ethan
'Eythan (Hebrew #387)
permanent; Ethan, the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: Ethan.
Pronounce: ay-thawn'
Origin: the same as 386
d the Ezrahite
'Ezrachiy (Hebrew #250)
an Ezrachite or descendant of Zerach
KJV usage: Ezrahite.
Pronounce: ez-raw-khee'
Origin: patronymic from 2246
.>> I will sing
shiyr (Hebrew #7891)
a primitive root (identical with 7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing
KJV usage: behold (by mistake for 7789), sing(-er, -ing man, - ing woman).
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or (the original form) shuwr (1 Sam. 18:6) {shoor}
of the mercies
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; 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
KJV usage: 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 (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
: with my mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
will I make known
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
thy faithfulness
'emuwnah (Hebrew #530)
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
KJV usage: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
Pronounce: em-oo-naw');
Origin: feminine of 529
to πall
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
generations
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
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or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite to give instruction.
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1 Chron. 2:6• 6And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chron. 2:6)
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generation and generation; so
Psa. 89:4• 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah. (Psa. 89:4)
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Psa. 119:90• 90Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. (Psa. 119:90)
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Ethan,
Ezrahite,
Forever,
Generation,
Maschil,
Singing

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-4:  The psalmist praises God for his covenant;
5-14:  for his wonderful power;
15-18:  for the care of his church;
19-37:  for his favour to the kingdom of David.
38-45:  Then complaining of contrary events,
46-52:  he expostulates, prays, and blesses God.
A.M. cir. 3463.
B.C. cir. 541.
(Title.)
Maschil, etc.
or,A Psalm for Ethan, the Ezrahite, to give instructions. This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity, when, the family of David being dethroned, and the royal family ruined, the Divine promises had apparently failed.Ethan.
1 Kings 4:31• 31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about. (1 Kings 4:31)
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1 Chron. 2:6• 6And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chron. 2:6)
I will.
Psa. 86:12‑13• 12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
 13For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Psa. 86:12‑13)
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Psa. 101:1• 1A Psalm of David. I will sing of loving-kindness and judgment: unto thee, Jehovah, will I sing psalms. (Psa. 101:1)
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Psa. 106:1• 1Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (Psa. 106:1)
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Psa. 136:1‑26• 1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 2Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 3Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
 4To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 5To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 7To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 8The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 9The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 11And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 12With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 13To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 15And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 16To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 17To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 18And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 19Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 20And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 21And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
 22An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 23Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
 24And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
 25Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
 26Give ye thanks unto the *God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (Psa. 136:1‑26)
with.
Psa. 40:9‑10• 9I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, *thou* knowest.
 10I have not hidden thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. (Psa. 40:9‑10)
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Psa. 71:8,15‑19• 8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day.
 15My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof.
 16I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone.
 17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works:
 18Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come.
 19And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee? (Psa. 71:8,15‑19)
thy faithfulness.
Psa. 89:5,8,33,49• 5And the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.
 8Jehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
 33Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor belie my faithfulness;
 49Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness? (Psa. 89:5,8,33,49)
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Psa. 36:5• 5Jehovah, thy loving-kindness is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. (Psa. 36:5)
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Psa. 92:2• 2To declare thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness in the nights, (Psa. 92:2)
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Isa. 25:1• 1Jehovah, thou art my God: I will exalt thee; I will celebrate thy name, for thou hast done wonderful things; counsels of old which are faithfulness and truth. (Isa. 25:1)
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Lam. 3:23• 23they are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. (Lam. 3:23)
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Mic. 7:20• 20Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old. (Mic. 7:20)
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Titus 1:2• 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time, (Titus 1:2)
all generations.
Heb. generation and generation.
Psa. 89:4• 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah. (Psa. 89:4)
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Psa. 119:90• 90Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. (Psa. 119:90)
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Psa. 119•  (Psa. 119)
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• Book 3. Series 2. Appendix Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Psa. 89 has one remarkable character which it behooves us to notice here—reliance on the faithfulness of God according to His original word of promise, when externally all is contrary to it, but the expectation of fulfillment founded on mercy, in fact in Christ, in whom all promised mercies concentrate themselves. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 88-89” by J.N. Darby)
• In Psalms 89, the godly remnant look for salvation in the mercy of God, and the faithfulness of God to His covenant with David, by which blessing is secured, even though for a time the nation is cast off. (“Psalms 89” by H. Smith)
• (vv. 1-2) The opening verses present the great theme of the psalm―the mercies and faithfulness of God, instead of the sin and failure of the nation, as in Psalms 88. (“Psalms 89” by H. Smith)
• In this psalm the picture has wholly changed. The Lord has returned according to His mercy and faithfulness (mentioned 10 times) and is seen among His people (vs. 5, 7). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)
• Psalm 88 gives Israel’s failure under the law (or rather the consequences of their failure); Psalm 89 is the Lord’s faithfulness to restore them according to the promises made to David. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)
• Honoring His covenant with David, the Lord has come in for the restoration and blessing of Israel (vs. 1-4). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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An instruction. Of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving-kindnessb of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "loving-kindnesses," "mercies," chesed, as ver. 49. The word is the same, but in the singular, in vers. 2,14,24,28,33. See Notes, Ps. 4.3; 43.1; 86.2; and Acts 13.34