Psalms 89:37
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
Majority Standard Bible
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 offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
38Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Psalms 72:7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.
Psalms 104:19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Jeremiah 31:35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so 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 →