Psalms 89:1
A Psalme to give instruction, of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing the mercies of the Lord for euer: with my mouth will I declare thy trueth from generation to generation.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
2For I said, Mercie shalbe set vp for euer: thy trueth shalt thou stablish in ye very heauens.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:31For he was wiser then any man: yea, then were Ethan the Ezrahite, the Heman, then Chalcol, then Darda the sonnes of Mahol: and he was famous throughout all nations round about.
1 Chronicles 2:6The sonnes also of Zerah were Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, which were fiue in all.
Psalms 40:9I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation: loe, I will not refraine my lippes: O Lord, thou knowest.
Psalms 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.
Psalms 86:12I wil prayse thee, O Lord my God, with all mine heart: yea, I wil glorifie thy Name for euer.
Psalms 89:4Thy seede will I stablish for euer, and set vp thy throne from generation to generation. Selah.
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 →