Psalms 89:37
(89:38) Like the moon shall it be firmly established for ever, and as this faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
In Context
36(89:37) His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne shall be like the sun before me.
38(89:39) And yet thou hast east off and despised, thou hast become wroth with thy anointed.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the expansion of the heaven to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years;
Psalms 72:7In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace [shall be] till the moon shall be no more.
Psalms 104:19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Jeremiah 31:35(31:34) Thus hath said the Lord, who bestoweth the sun for a light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea that its waves roar—The 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 →