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Psa 89 V1 V3 V5 V7 V9 V11 V13 V15 V17 V19 V21 V23 V25 V27 V29 V31 V33 V35 V37 V39 V41 V43 V45 V47 V49 V51
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OET-LV [fn] to_forever I_will_keep[fn] to_him/it steadfast_love_my and_covenant_my [will_be]_reliable to_him/it.
89:29 Note: KJB: Ps.89.28
89:29 Variant note: אשמור: (x-qere) ’אֶשְׁמָר’: lemma_8104 morph_HVqi1cs id_19b8w אֶשְׁמָר
UHB 29 לְ֭עוֹלָ֗ם אשמור־ל֣וֹ[fn] חַסְדִּ֑י וּ֝בְרִיתִ֗י נֶאֱמֶ֥נֶת לֽוֹ׃ ‡
(29 ləˊōlām ʼshmvr-lō ḩaşdiy ūⱱərītiy neʼₑmenet lō.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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).
Q אֶשְׁמָר
BrLXX No BrLXX PSA 89:28 verse available
BrTr No BrTr PSA 89:28 verse available
ULT I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever;
⇔ and my covenant with him will be secure.
UST I will always be loyal to him,
⇔ and my agreement to bless him will last forever.
BSB I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him,
⇔ and My covenant with him will stand fast.
OEB ⇔ ‘My love will I keep for him ever,
⇔ my covenant with him shall stand fast.
WEBBE I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more.
⇔ My covenant will stand firm with him.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET I will always extend my loyal love to him,
⇔ and my covenant with him is secure.
LSV For all time I keep for him My kindness,
And My covenant [is] steadfast with him.
FBV I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement[fn] with him shall never come to an end.
89:28 Or “covenant.”
T4T I will always be loyal to him,
⇔ and my agreement to bless him will last forever.
LEB • and my covenant will be reliable for him.
BBE I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.
Moff I will always keep my word to him,
⇔ my compact with him is secure;
JPS (89-29) For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.
ASV My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore;
⇔ And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
DRA No DRA PSA 89:28 verse available
YLT To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him.
Drby My loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;
RV My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Wbstr My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
KJB-1769 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
(My mercy will I keep for him forevermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. )
KJB-1611 My mercy will I keepe for him for euermore: and my couenant shall stand fast with him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps My mercy wyll I kepe for hym euermore: and my couenaunt shal stand fast with hym.
(My mercy will I keep for him evermore: and my covenant shall stand fast with him.)
Gnva My mercie will I keepe for him for euermore, and my couenant shall stande fast with him.
(My mercy will I keep for him forevermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. )
Cvdl And I wil make him my firstborne, hyer then the kinges of the earth.
(And I will make him my firstborne, hyer then the kings of the earth.)
Wycl No Wycl PSA 89:28 verse available
Luth Und ich will ihn zum ersten Sohn machen, allerhöchst unter den Königen auf Erden.
(And I will him/it for_the ersten son machen, allerhöchst under the kings/kingn on earthn.)
ClVg No ClVg PSA 89:28 verse available
Ps 89 Book Three (Pss 73–89) begins and ends with weighty questions. Though Ps 89 begins with a praise-filled account of how the Lord exalted the throne of David (89:1-37), the psalmist protests the Lord’s apparent rejection of his covenant with David (89:38-51; see 2 Sam 7:8-16).
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
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever
(Some words not found in UHB: also/though I firstborn make,him highest of,kings earth )
Yahweh speaks of continuing to act faithfully towards David is spoken of as if Yahweh’s covenant faithfulness were an object that he extends or makes longer. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adverb. Alternate translation: “I will continue to act faithfully towards him forever” (See also: figs-abstractnouns)