Psalms 89:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי

Transliteration

Maśkîl to ʾÊtān the ʾEzrāḥî

Grammar Details

• *Maśkîl*: masculine singular construct - instructive psalm/contemplation
• *lᵉ*: preposition - to/for/belonging to
• *ʾÊtān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ethan
• *hā-ʾEzrāḥî*: definite article + proper adjective, masculine singular - the Ezrahite

Word Meanings

• *Maśkîl*: contemplation/skillful psalm/wisdom composition
• *ʾÊtān*: proper name meaning 'enduring/strong'
• *ʾEzrāḥî*: designation of origin/family line

Referenced Verses

• Ps 101:1 : 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
• Ps 89:33 : 33 Nevertheless 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 truth?
• Ps 36:5 : 5 ¶ Thy mercy, O LORD, [is] in the heavens; [and] thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds.
• Ps 89:8 : 8 O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness 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 LORD, thou [art] my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful [things; thy] counsels of old [are] 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 mercy [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 Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all 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 shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
• Ps 106:1 : 1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
• Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, 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 congregation.
• Ps 59:16 : 16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
• Ps 71:8 : 8 Let my mouth be filled [with] thy praise [and with] thy honour all the day.
• Ps 71:15-19 : 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof]. 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: 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 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, 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 all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13 For great [is] thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
• 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 LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
• Mic 7:20 : 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy 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, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
• Ps 136:1-9 : 1 ¶ O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 10 ¶ To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 22 [Even] an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 23 ¶ Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy [endureth] for ever: 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.