Psalms 89:37
It shall be established forever as the moon, and [as] the faithful witness in the sky. Selah.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
In Context
36His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
38But thou have cast off and rejected. Thou have been angry with thine anointed.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And 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.
Psalms 72:7In his days righteousness shall flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon is no more.
Psalms 104:19He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down.
Jeremiah 31:35Thus says LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar. LORD of hosts is his name.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:20-38
God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy… Read the whole commentary →