Psalms 89:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For I have said{H8804)}, Mercy shall be built up{H8735)} for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish{H8686)} 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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 36:5 : 5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
• Ps 119:89 : 89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
• Ps 146:6 : 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which 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 on them that fear him from generation to generation.
• Eph 1:6-7 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
• Ps 42:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth{H8799)} after the water brooks, so panteth{H8799)} my soul after thee, O God.
• Ps 89:5 : 5 And the heavens shall praise{H8686)} thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
• Ps 89:37 : 37 It shall be established{H8735)} for ever as the moon, and as a faithful{H8737)} witness in heaven. Selah.
• 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 shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
• Neh 1:5 : 5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
• Neh 9:17 : 17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, 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 of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
• Neh 9:31 : 31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.