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Psalms 89:37

35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

38 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.

39 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
KJV
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
WEB
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.
ASV
It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. Selah
DARBY
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. Selah.
BLB
Like the moon It will be established forever, even [as] the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
ÅB
Som månen skal den stå evindelig, og vitnet i det høye er trofast. Sela.
OTB
Den skal være grunnfestet for evig som månen,
Og et trofast vitne på himmelen.»
Sela
B1930
Som månen skal den stå evindelig, og vidnet i det høie er trofast. Sela.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:35–36

    Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:

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  • Psalms 104:19

    He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

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  • Genesis 1:14–18

    And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

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  • Genesis 9:13–16

    I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

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  • Isaiah 54:9–10

    “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

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  • Psalms 72:7

    May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

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