Psalms 89:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. {H5542}

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 1:14-18 : 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Gen 9:13-16 : 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud, 15 and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Ps 72:7 : 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
Ps 104:19 : 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
Isa 54:9-9 : 9 For this is [as] the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
Jer 31:35-36 : 35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name: 36 If these ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 89:33-36
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86%
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.
Ps 89:27-30
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81%
27I also will make him [my] first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
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.
30If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;
Ps 89:1-5
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81%
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.
2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
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 119:89-90
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77%
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.
1 Chr 17:14
74%
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.
Ps 132:11-12
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11Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
1 Chr 28:7
73%
7And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.
Ps 93:2
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2Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
1 Chr 17:12
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12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Ps 72:7
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7In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
Ps 136:8-9
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8The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
9The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
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 111:8
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8They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and uprightness.
Ps 9:7
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7[But Jehovah] [sitteth] [as king] for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
Ps 78:69
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69And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Ps 110:4
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4Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
2 Sam 7:13
72%
13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Ps 89:38
72%
38But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
1 Chr 17:23
72%
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 72:5
71%
5They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Ps 102:28
71%
28The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.
1 Kgs 2:45
71%
45But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah for ever.
1 Kgs 9:5
71%
5then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
2 Sam 7:25
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25And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
Ps 148:6
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6He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away.
Ps 41:12
71%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Ps 89:24-25
2 verses
70%
24But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.
Lam 5:19
70%
19Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.
Ps 89:11
70%
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Ps 45:6
70%
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Jer 31:36
70%
36If these ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Heb 1:8
70%
8but of the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Ps 89:52
70%
52Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Ps 48:8
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8As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. {H5542}
Ps 111:3
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3His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for ever.