Psalms 89:4
For a thousand years in thy sight are 1 As the yesterday which is past, 1 And as a watch in the night. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
In Context
3Turn not man back to his low place, 1 Whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men? 1
5Years shall be vanity to them: 1 Let the morning pass away as grass. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:12And it shall come to pass when thy days shall have been fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, even thine own issue, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Kings 9:5then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom in Israel forever, as I spoke to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule in Israel.
1 Chronicles 22:10He shall build a house to my name; and he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom in Israel forever.
Psalms 72:17Until I go into the sanctuary of God; 1 And so understand the latter end. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:2-5
The Divine Mercy and Faithfulness. 1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. The psalmist has a very sad complaint to make of the deplorable condition of the… Read the whole commentary →