Psalms 89:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 101:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.
Ps 89:33 : 33 But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Ps 89:49 : 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Ps 36:5 : 5 Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.
Ps 89:8 : 8 O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
Ps 119:90 : 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Isa 25:1 : 1 O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
Lam 3:23 : 23 They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.
Ps 89:24 : 24 But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 For 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 Chr 2:6 : 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
Ps 92:2 : 2 To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
Ps 106:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
Ps 59:16 : 16 But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.
Ps 71:8 : 8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
Ps 71:15-19 : 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof]. 16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
Ps 86:12-13 : 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Ps 88:11 : 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction?
Ps 89:4-5 : 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
Mic 7:20 : 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the lovingkindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
Ps 136:1-9 : 1 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. 2 Oh give thanks unto the God of gods; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. 3 Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 5 To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 7 To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 9 The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 10 To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 11 And brought out Israel from among them; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 13 To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 16 To him that led his people through the wilderness; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 17 To him that smote great kings; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 18 And slew famous kings; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 20 And Og king of Bashan; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 21 And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 22 Even a heritage unto Israel his servant; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 23 Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 24 And hath delivered us from our adversaries; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 25 Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. 26 Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.

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Ps 89:2-5
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2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
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Ps 89:33-34
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33But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
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Ps 119:89-90
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Ps 34:1
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Ps 61:8
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Ps 79:13
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Ps 9:1
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Ps 86:12
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12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Ps 104:33
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33I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
Ps 92:2
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2To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
Ps 118:29
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29Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 145:1-2
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Ps 57:9
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Ps 145:21
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21My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Ps 145:7
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Ps 71:15
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15My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
Ps 146:2
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Ps 107:1
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1O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
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Ps 13:6
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6I will sing unto Jehovah, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Ps 109:30
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30I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Ps 145:4
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4One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.
Ps 18:50
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50Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
Ps 89:49
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49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Ps 108:3
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3I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Ps 89:24
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Ps 35:28
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28And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness [And] of thy praise all the day long.
Ps 23:6
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Ps 138:1
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Ps 71:22
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22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
Ps 89:37
72%
37It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. {H5542}