Psalms 89:1

A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Before the mountains existed, and before the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, Thou art.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:6And the sons of Zara, Zambri, and Ætham, and Æmuan, and Calchal, and Darad, in all five.

Psalms 40:9They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

Psalms 71:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

Psalms 89:4For a thousand years in thy sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:1

Many psalms that begin with complaint and prayer end with joy and praise, but this begins with joy and praise and ends with sad complaints and petitions; for the psalmist first recounts God's former favours, and then with the consideration of them aggravates the present grievances. It is uncertain when it was penned; only, in general, that it was at a time when the house of David was woefully eclipsed; some think it was at the time of the captivity of Babylon, when king Zedekiah was insulted over, and abused, by… Read the whole commentary →

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