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OET (OET-RV) A song[fn] of Eytan, one of Ezra’s descendants.
⇔ I will sing of Yahweh’s acts of loyal commitment forever.
⇔ ≈I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.

89:0 In Hebrew, ‘maskil’ is perhaps the name of this class of song.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Προσευχὴ τοῦ Μωυσῆ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ.
¶ Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ.
( Proseuⱪaʸ tou Mōusaʸ anthrōpou tou Theou.
¶ Kurie, katafugaʸ egenaʸthaʸs haʸmin en genea kai genea. )

BrTr A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
¶ Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.

ULT A maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of Yahweh’s acts of covenant faithfulness forever.
⇔ I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.

UST A song written by Ethan, from the clan of Ezra
⇔ Yahweh, I will sing forever about the ways you faithfully love me;
⇔ people not yet born will hear that you faithfully do all that you have promised.

BSB A Maskil [fn] of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever;
⇔ with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

89:0 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.

OEB A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing evermore of the love of the Lord,
⇔ proclaiming to all generations his faithfulness.

WEBBE A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever.
⇔ With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite.
⇔ I will sing continually about the Lord’s faithful deeds;
⇔ to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

LSV AN INSTRUCTION OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE. Of the kind acts of YHWH, I sing for all time,
From generation to generation I make known Your faithfulness with my mouth,

FBV A psalm (maskil) of Ethan the Ezraite
⇔ I will sing of the Lord's trustworthy love forever; I will tell all generations of your faithfulness.

T4T Yahweh, I will sing forever about the ways you faithfully love me;
⇔ people not yet born will hear that you faithfully do all that you have promised.

LEB • I will sing forever of Yahweh’s acts of loyal love. From generation to generation[fn]
• I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.

89:? Literally “To a generation and a generation”

BBE Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

Moff An ode of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing always of the Eternal’s love,
⇔ telling all ages of thy faithfulness;

JPS (89-1) Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. (89-2) I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.

ASV Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever:
⇔ With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

DRA A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation.

YLT An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth,

Drby An instruction. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.

RV Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
(Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever: with my mouth will I make known thy/your faithfulness to all generations. )

SLT Of instruction to Ethan the Ezrahite. The mercies of Jehovah forever will I sing: to generation and generation will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.

Wbstr Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

KJB-1769 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.[fn][fn]
(Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
⇔ I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever: with my mouth will I make known thy/your faithfulness to all generations. )

89.1 Maschil…: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction

89.1 to all…: Heb. to generation and generation

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. ¶ I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for euer: with my mouth will I make knowen thy faithfulnesse to all generations.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

89:1 Hebr. to generation and generation.

Bshps A wyse instruction of Ethan the Ezrachite. I wyll sing alwayes of the mercy of God: with my mouth I wyll make knowen thy trueth from one generation to another.
(A wise instruction of Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing always of the mercy of God: with my mouth I will make known thy/your truth from one generation to another.)

Gnva 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.
(A Psalm to give instruction, of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing the mercies of the Lord forever: with my mouth will I declare thy/your truth from generation to generation. )

Cvdl My songe shal be allwaye of the louynge kyndnesse of the LORDE, wt my mouth wil I euer be shewinge thy faithfulnesse fro one generacion to another.
(My song shall be always of the loving-kindness of the LORD, with my mouth will I ever be showing thy/your faithfulness from one generation to another.)

Wycl The title of the nyne and eiytetithe salm. The preier of Moises, the man of God. Lord, thou art maad help to vs; fro generacioun in to generacioun.
(The title of the nine and eightieth psalm. The prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, thou/you art made help to us; from generation in to generation.)

Luth Eine Unterweisung Ethans, des Esrahiten.
(A/One instruction/guidance Ethans, the Esrahiten.)

ClVg Oratio Moysi, hominis Dei. [Domine, refugium factus es nobis a generatione in generationem.[fn]
(Speech/Prayer of_Moses, of_man of_God. [Master, refuge became you_are us from generation in/into/on generation. )

89.1 Oratio Moysi. AUG. Cum vetus vita et nova, etc., usque ad et videt mirabilia de lege Dei. CASS., REM. Agit iste psalmus de defectu generis humani, qui per Christum auferetur. Domine refugium. CASS. Primo, æternum proponit refugium temporaliter homini.

89.1 Speech/Prayer of_Moses. AUG. Since vetus life and new, etc., until to and he_sees wonderful_things from/about lawfully of_God. CASS., REM. Agit this psalm/song from/about defectu generis humani, who through Christum will_take_awayur. Master refuge. CASS. At_first, eternal proponit refuge timesliter to_man.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT PSA book available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Making Sense of the Exile

Israel’s kings and the people of Israel repeatedly rebelled against God and broke their covenant with him. God therefore declared that he would bring the curses of the covenant upon them (see Deut 28:15-68; cp. Jer 4:13; Amos 5:11; Mic 6:14-15). God sent the Assyrian and Babylonian armies to execute this sentence, and a large number of the Israelites were taken into exile (see 2 Kgs 24:1–25:21).

The Exile shaped many of the psalms; we see its impact working behind the scenes in various images and themes. In Psalm 89 the grief, anguish, and confusion of the Exile are distilled into several questions that the psalmist raises: Has God abandoned David’s royal line (89:38-39)? How long will God’s anger last (Ps 89:46)? Does God understand human frailty (89:47-48)? Is God true to his nature (89:49)? Is God just in not avenging his people (89:50-51)?

These questions were on the minds of God’s people during and after the Exile. Some of their doubts raise questions concerning God’s ability to rule. Rather than dismissing these questions, wise readers listen, reflect, and study the answers that Scripture gives.

The definitive answer came in the Lord Jesus Christ (see Isa 52–54; Luke 1:46-55, 67-79; 4:18-19; Rom 6:6, 16-23; Heb 12:22-24). But those who experienced the Exile could only dimly foresee a hopeful future. They asked these hard questions and lived without clear answers.

Passages for Further Study

Lev 26:27-45; Deut 28:36-37, 63-68; 30:1-5; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; 24:1–25:21; Ezra 5:12; Pss 89; 107; 126; Isa 5:13; 27:13; 52:1-12; 59:10; Jer 2:37; 3:18; 4:13; Ezek 6:9; 20:41; 37:1-14; Amos 5:11; Mic 6:14-15

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Ethan the,Ezrahite )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

A maschil

(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Ethan the,Ezrahite )

This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in [Psalms 32:1](../032/001.md).

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Ethan

(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Ethan the,Ezrahite )

This is the name of the writer.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

acts of covenant faithfulness

(Some words not found in UHB: maskil of,Ethan the,Ezrahite )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “faithful acts” or “loving acts”

Parallel PSA 89:1

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