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Psalms 89:37

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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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 saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

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  • Psalms 104:19

    He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

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  • Genesis 1:14–18

    And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

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  • Genesis 9:13–16

    I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

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  • Isaiah 54:9–10

    For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

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  • Psalms 72:7

    In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

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