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Psalms 89:2

God's loveGod's faithfulnessHope

1 I 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.

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 36:5

    Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

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  • Nehemiah 9:31

    Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

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  • Psalms 103:17

    But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

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  • Numbers 23:19

    God 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?

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  • Hebrews 6:18

    That 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:

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  • Psalms 89:5

    And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

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  • Psalms 146:6

    Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

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  • Luke 1:50

    And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

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