Psalms 89:1

מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2חַֽסְדֵי יְהוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר ׀ אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִֽי ׃

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:6וּבְנֵי זֶרַח זִמְרִי וְאֵיתָן וְהֵימָן וְכַלְכֹּל וָדָרַע כֻּלָּם חֲמִשָּֽׁה ׃ ס

Psalms 40:9לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת ־ רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי ׃

Psalms 71:8יִמָּלֵא פִי תְּהִלָּתֶךָ כָּל ־ הַיּוֹם תִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ ׃

Psalms 86:12אוֹדְךָ ׀ אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהַי בְּכָל ־ לְבָבִי וַאֲכַבְּדָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָֽם ׃

Psalms 89:4כָּרַתִּֽי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּֽי ׃

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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