PSA 89:49 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness
⇔ that you swore to David in your truthfulness?

UST Yahweh, you promised long ago
⇔ that you would faithfully love me;
⇔ why are you not doing that?
⇔ You solemnly promised this to David!

BSB Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old,
⇔ which You faithfully swore to David?

OEB Where, Lord, is your kindness of old,
⇔ which you in your faithfulness swore to David?

WEBBE Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses,
⇔ which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord,
⇔ the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

LSV Where [are] Your former kindnesses, O Lord,
[Which] You have sworn to David in Your faithfulness?

FBV Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, you promised long ago
⇔ that you would faithfully love us;
⇔ why are you not doing that?
⇔ You solemnly promised that to David!

LEB • are your former acts of loyal love, O Lord, that you swore to David by your faithfulness?

BBE Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?

Moff Where is thy former love, O Lord,
⇔ which thou didst pledge to David faithfully?

JPS (89-50) Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?

ASV Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses,
⇔ Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

DRA No DRA PSA 89:49 verse available

YLT Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,

Drby Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

RV Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

Wbstr LORD, where are thy former loving-kindnesses, which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

KJB-1769 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
(Lord, where are thy/your former lovingkindnesses, which thou/you swarest unto David in thy/your truth? )

KJB-1611 [fn]LORD, where are thy former louing kindnesses, which thou swarest vnto Dauid in thy trueth?
(LORD, where are thy/your former loving kindnesss, which thou/you swarest unto David in thy/your truth?)

89:49 2.Sam.7. 15.

Bshps Lorde where are become thy former olde louyng kyndnesses: which thou dydst sweare vnto Dauid by thy fayth that thou wouldest perfourme.
(Lord where are become thy/your former old louyng kyndnesses: which thou/you dydst swear unto David by thy/your faith that thou/you wouldest perfourme.)

Gnva Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest vnto Dauid in thy trueth?
(Lord, where are thy/your former mercies, which thou/you swarest unto David in thy/your truth? )

Cvdl What man is he that lyueth, and shal not se death? Maye a ma delyuer his owne soule from the honde of hell?
(What man is he that liveth/lives, and shall not see death? May a man deliver his own soul from the hand of hell?)

Wyc No Wyc PSA 89:49 verse available

Luth Wo ist jemand, der da lebet und den Tod nicht sehe, der seine SeeLE errette aus der Hölle Hand? Sela.
(Where is jemand, the/of_the there lives and the Tod not sehe, the/of_the his SeeLE errette out_of the/of_the hell Hand? Sela.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 89:49 verse 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: figures-of-speech / rquestion

Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness that you swore to David in your truthfulness?

(Some words not found in UHB: who? man live and=not he/it_will_see death deliver soul,his from,power sheol selah )

The writer uses a question to request the Lord to be faithful to his covenant with David. Alternate translation: “Lord, be faithful to your covenant with David as you have been in the past”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

your former acts of covenant faithfulness

(Some words not found in UHB: who? man live and=not he/it_will_see death deliver soul,his from,power sheol selah )

The abstract nouns “acts” and “faithfulness” can be translated with a verb and an adverb. Alternate translation: “the things that you did before that showed that you are faithful to your covenant”

Parallel PSA 89:49