Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 89

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← Psalms | ← Ch 88 | Ch 90 →

Psalm 89 . 1 , The psalmist praises God for his covenant; Psalm 89 . 5 , for his wonderful power; Psalm 89 . 15 , for the care of his church; Psalm 89 . 19 , for his favour to the kingdom of David; Psalm 89 . 38 , Then complaining of contrary events , Psalm 89 . 46 , he expostulates , prays , and blesses God.

A Psalm for Ethan , the Ezrahite , to give instructions. This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity , when , the family of David being dethroned , and the royal family ruined , the Divine promises had apparently failed.

Psalm 89:1

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 89:1 · BSB

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I will5 parallels

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thy faithfulness10 parallels

all generations2 parallels

Heb. generation and generation

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Psalm 89:2

For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

Psalm 89:2 · BSB

Mercy8 parallels

faithfulness7 parallels

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Psalm 89:3

You said, "I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

Psalm 89:3 · BSB

made15 parallels

my chosen5 parallels

sworn5 parallels

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Psalm 89:4

'I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah

Psalm 89:4 · BSB

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Psalm 89:5

The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.

Psalm 89:5 · BSB

heavens9 parallels

in the congregation9 parallels

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Psalm 89:6

For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

Psalm 89:6 · BSB

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the sons2 parallels

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Psalm 89:7

In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

Psalm 89:7 · BSB

the whole verse13 parallels

Psalm 76 . 7-11

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Psalm 89:8

O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

Psalm 89:8 · BSB

O Lord3 parallels

a strong9 parallels

like5 parallels

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Psalm 89:9

You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

Psalm 89:9 · BSB

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Psalm 89:10

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

Psalm 89:10 · BSB

Thou hast4 parallels

scattered4 parallels

thy strong arm3 parallels

Heb. the arm of thy strength

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Rahab or , Egypt

Psalm 89:11

The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.

Psalm 89:11 · BSB

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Psalm 89:12

North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

Psalm 89:12 · BSB

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rejoice7 parallels

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Psalm 89:13

Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

Psalm 89:13 · BSB

a mighty arm5 parallels

Heb. an arm with might

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Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Psalm 89:14 · BSB

Justice7 parallels

habitation1 parallel

or , establishment

mercy3 parallels

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Psalm 89:15

Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

Psalm 89:15 · BSB

know12 parallels

in the light9 parallels

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Psalm 89:16

They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

Psalm 89:16 · BSB

name7 parallels

righteousness11 parallels

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Psalm 89:17

For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Psalm 89:17 · BSB

For thou6 parallels

our horn8 parallels

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Psalm 89:18

Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 89:18 · BSB

the Lord is9 parallels

etc. or , our Shield is of the Lord , and our King is of the Holy One of Israel

Holy7 parallels

king2 parallels

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Psalm 89:19

You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, "I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Psalm 89:19 · BSB

Then5 parallels

to thy holy2 parallels

I have laid3 parallels

exalted4 parallels

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Psalm 89:20

I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

Psalm 89:20 · BSB

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Psalm 89:21

My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

Psalm 89:21 · BSB

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mine5 parallels

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Psalm 89:22

No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

Psalm 89:22 · BSB

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son2 parallels

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Psalm 89:23

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

Psalm 89:23 · BSB

I will4 parallels

plague9 parallels

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Psalm 89:24

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

Psalm 89:24 · BSB

But my6 parallels

in my9 parallels

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Psalm 89:25

I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

Psalm 89:25 · BSB

I will5 parallels

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his hand That is , his power or authority , as hand frequently signifies . for the accomplishment of these promises , see the parallel texts.

Psalm 89:26

He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.'

Psalm 89:26 · BSB

Thou8 parallels

God2 parallels

rock7 parallels

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Psalm 89:27

I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Psalm 89:27 · BSB

Also4 parallels

higher9 parallels

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Psalm 89:28

I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

Psalm 89:28 · BSB

mercy5 parallels

covenant6 parallels

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Psalm 89:29

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

Psalm 89:29 · BSB

His seed7 parallels

throne8 parallels

days2 parallels

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Psalm 89:30

If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

Psalm 89:30 · BSB

If4 parallels

forsake4 parallels

walk4 parallels

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Psalm 89:31

if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

Psalm 89:31 · BSB

break1 parallel

Heb. profane

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Psalm 89:32

I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

Psalm 89:32 · BSB

the whole verse12 parallels

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Psalm 89:33

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

Psalm 89:33 · BSB

Nevertheless10 parallels

not utterly take2 parallels

Heb. not make void

fail1 parallel

Heb. lie

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Psalm 89:34

I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

Psalm 89:34 · BSB

covenant3 parallels

nor5 parallels

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Psalm 89:35

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—

Psalm 89:35 · BSB

Once6 parallels

that I will not lie2 parallels

Heb. If I lie

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Psalm 89:36

his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

Psalm 89:36 · BSB

seed6 parallels

and5 parallels

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Psalm 89:37

like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah

Psalm 89:37 · BSB

ever5 parallels

and as3 parallels

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It shall That is , as long as the sun and moon shall endure , as long as time shall last , his kingdom shall continue among men. The moon is probably termed a faithful witness , because by her , particularly , time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation; and by these time is generally estimated , especially among eastern nations. . So many moons is a man old . so many moons since such an event happened; and even their years are reckoned by lunations. Or , the rainbow may be intended; that faithful sign which God has established in the clouds , that the earth shall no more be destroyed by water.

Psalm 89:38

Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.

Psalm 89:38 · BSB

But7 parallels

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Psalm 89:39

You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

Psalm 89:39 · BSB

void4 parallels

profaned6 parallels

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Psalm 89:40

You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

Psalm 89:40 · BSB

broken4 parallels

brought5 parallels

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Psalm 89:41

All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Psalm 89:41 · BSB

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he is13 parallels

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Psalm 89:42

You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

Psalm 89:42 · BSB

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Psalm 89:43

You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

Psalm 89:43 · BSB

turned1 parallel

not made8 parallels

Psalm 89:44

You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

Psalm 89:44 · BSB

Thou7 parallels

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glory Heb. brightness

Psalm 89:45

You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

Psalm 89:45 · BSB

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Psalm 89:46

How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

Psalm 89:46 · BSB

How5 parallels

wilt6 parallels

thy wrath5 parallels

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Psalm 89:47

Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

Psalm 89:47 · BSB

Remember7 parallels

wherefore3 parallels

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Psalm 89:48

What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Psalm 89:48 · BSB

What8 parallels

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Psalm 89:49

Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

Psalm 89:49 · BSB

where3 parallels

thou10 parallels

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Psalm 89:50

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

Psalm 89:50 · BSB

the whole verse7 parallels

Psalm 44 . 13-16

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Psalm 89:51

how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

Psalm 89:51 · BSB

they have6 parallels

footsteps12 parallels

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Psalm 89:52

Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.

Psalm 89:52 · BSB

Blessed8 parallels

This #### Verse ends the third book of the Psalter; and is thought to have been added by a later hand , as it is wanting in two manuscripts , in another written without points , and in three others written separately from the text; though it is found in all the versions

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web14 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Psalms 89:19-37 → 2 Samuel 7:11-16, Psalms 89:3-4 → 2 Samuel 7:11-16, Isaiah 55:3 → Psalm 89:49, Isaiah 55:3-5 → Psalm 89:49
Echoes Isaiah 55:3 → Psalm 89:50, Isaiah 55:3-5 → Psalm 89:50
Trajectories
Brazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength), David (The King After God's Own Heart), Davidic Messianic Titles (Faithful Witness, Firstborn, Ruler of Kings), Oath of God (Unchangeable Counsel), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)
Longitudinal Themes
Sonship
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Psalm 89 - The Davidic Covenant Psalm
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 89:1–45
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