Psalms 89:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing continually about the LORD’s faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

📖 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 about loyalty and justice! To you, O LORD, I will sing praises!
• Ps 89:33 : 33 But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.
• Ps 89:49 : 49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?
• Ps 36:5 : 5 O LORD, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Ps 89:8 : 8 O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.
• Ps 119:90 : 90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm.
• Isa 25:1 : 1 O LORD, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.
• Lam 3:23 : 23 They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant!
• Ps 89:24 : 24 He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories.
• 1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.
• 1 Chr 2:6 : 6 The sons of Zerah:Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara– five in all.
• Ps 92:2 : 2 It is fitting to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, and your faithfulness during the night,
• Ps 106:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!
• Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. 10 I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
• Ps 59:16 : 16 As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.
• Ps 71:8 : 8 I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long.
• Ps 71:15-19 : 15 I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. 16 I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the Sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice– yours alone. 17 O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. 18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power. 19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?
• Ps 86:12-13 : 12 O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor your name continually! 13 For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.
• Ps 88:11 : 11 Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead?
• Ps 89:4-5 : 4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.’”(Selah) 5 O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.
• Mic 7:20 : 20 You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
• Ps 136:1-9 : 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loyal love endures. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures, 4 to the one who performs magnificent, amazing deeds all by himself, for his loyal love endures, 5 to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures, 6 to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures, 7 to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures, 8 the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures, 9 the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures, 10 to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures, 11 and led Israel out from their midst, for his loyal love endures, 12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures, 13 to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures, 14 and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures, 15 and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures, 16 to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures, 17 to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures, 18 and killed powerful kings, for his loyal love endures, 19 Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his loyal love endures, 20 Og, king of Bashan, for his loyal love endures, 21 and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures, 22 as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures, 23 to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures, 24 and snatched us away from our enemies, for his loyal love endures, 25 to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures. 26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures!