Psalms 89:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חַסְדֵי יְהוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִי

Transliteration

Ḥasdê YHWH ʿôlām I-will-ʾāšîrâ; to-dōr and-dōr I-will-ʾôdîaʿ ʾĕmûnātᵉkā with-pî

Grammar Details

*Ḥasdê*: construct plural of *ḥesed* - lovingkindnesses/mercies of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - eternity/forever
*ʾāšîrâ*: verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will sing
*lᵉ-dōr wā-dōr*: preposition + noun repeated with conjunction - to generation and generation
*ʾôdîaʿ*: verb, hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will make known
*ʾĕmûnātᵉkā*: noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your faithfulness
*bᵉ-pî*: preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - with my mouth

Word Meanings

*Ḥasdê*: lovingkindnesses/mercies/steadfast love
*ʿôlām*: forever/eternal/perpetuity
*ʾāšîrâ*: I will sing/celebrate/praise
*ʾôdîaʿ*: I will make known/declare/proclaim
*ʾĕmûnātᵉkā*: your faithfulness/steadfastness/reliability

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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 36:5 : 5 Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.
Ps 103:17 : 17 But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;
Ps 119:89 : 89 LAMEDH. For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
Ps 146:6 : 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 1:50 : 50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.
Eph 1:6-7 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, {G1722} which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved: 7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
Ps 42:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Ps 89:5 : 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
Ps 89:37 : 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. {H5542}
Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
Neh 1:5 : 5 and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:
Neh 9:17 : 17 and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 89:1
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1Maschil 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.
Ps 89:28-29
2 verses
83%
28My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Ps 89:33-37
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79%
33But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
36His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
37It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. {H5542}
Ps 119:89-90
2 verses
79%
89LAMEDH. For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Ps 89:3-5
3 verses
78%
3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:
4Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah
5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
Ps 36:5
78%
5Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the skies.
Ps 57:10
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10For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
Ps 108:4
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4For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth [reacheth] unto the skies.
Ps 118:2
75%
2Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
1 Chr 17:12
74%
12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Ps 78:69
74%
69And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Ps 117:2
74%
2For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah [endureth] for ever. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 61:7
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7He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
Ps 89:24
73%
24But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Ps 89:14
73%
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
Ps 89:11
73%
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Ps 111:8
73%
8They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and uprightness.
Ps 136:5-7
3 verses
73%
5To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
6To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
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Ps 93:2
73%
2Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
Ps 92:2
72%
2To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
Ps 136:22-23
2 verses
72%
22Even a heritage unto Israel his servant; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
23Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
Ps 136:9
72%
9The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Ps 118:4
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4Let them now that fear Jehovah say, That his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 105:8
72%
8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
2 Sam 22:51
72%
51Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
1 Chr 17:14
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14but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.
2 Sam 7:16
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16And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
1 Kgs 8:13
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13I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
2 Chr 6:2
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2But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
Ps 41:12
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12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Ps 100:5
71%
5For Jehovah is good; His lovingkindness [endureth] for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.
1 Chr 28:7
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7And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.
Ps 77:8
71%
8Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore?
Ps 102:25
71%
25Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
2 Sam 7:13
71%
13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Ps 119:152
71%
152Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.
Ps 89:49
71%
49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
1 Chr 17:23
71%
23And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
Ps 102:12
71%
12But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.