Psalms 89:37
Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age-abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 seed, age-abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me;
38Yet, thou thyself, hast cast off, and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine Anointed One!
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said—Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night,—and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
Psalms 72:7May righteousness, in his days, blossom forth, And abundance of peace, till there be no moon.
Psalms 104:19He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.
Jeremiah 31:35Thus, saith Yahweh—Who hath given the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night,—Who excited the sea, and the waves thereof roared Yahweh 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 →