Psalms 89:2
1 I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
- KJV
- For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
- WEB
- I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
- ASV
- For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
- DARBY
- For I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.
- BLB
- For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; the heavens—You establish Your faithfulness in them.”
- ÅB
- For jeg sier: Miskunnhet bygges opp til evig tid, i himmelen grunnfester du din trofasthet.
- OTB
- For jeg har sagt: «Miskunn vil bli bygget opp for evig;
I himmelen vil du grunnfeste din trofasthet.» - B1930
- For jeg sier: Miskunnhet bygges op til evig tid, i himmelen grunnfester du din trofasthet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 36:5
Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Read in contextNehemiah 9:31
But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
Read in contextPsalms 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
Read in contextNumbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
Read in contextHebrews 6:18
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Read in contextPsalms 89:5
The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
Read in contextPsalms 146:6
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
Read in contextLuke 1:50
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
Read in context