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I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 89:1 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
  • BSB A Maskil 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.
  • NKJV I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
  • NASB I will sing of the graciousness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make Your faithfulness known with my mouth.
  • NLT I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

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Quick answer

Ethan vows to sing of the LORD's loving kindness forever and make His faithfulness known to all generations. God's covenant love and faithfulness are the theme of enduring praise.

Overview

Psalm 89 opens with a resolve to celebrate God's hesed and faithfulness, the twin pillars of His covenant. This sets the stage for reflection on God's promise to David. These attributes are perfectly displayed in Christ, in whom God's steadfast love and faithfulness to His promises are confirmed.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 23

  • Ps 101:1I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
  • Ps 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
  • Ps 119:90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
  • Lam 3:23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
  • Ps 89:33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
  • Ps 36:5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 89:4–5Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
  • Ps 92:2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
  • Ps 89:24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
  • Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
  • Ps 86:12–13I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
  • Ps 88:11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
  • Ps 59:16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
  • Ps 89:49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
  • Ps 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
  • Isa 25:1O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
  • Ps 71:15–19My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
  • Ps 40:9–10I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
  • Mic 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
  • Ps 136:1–26O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • 1 Kgs 4:31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
  • 1 Chr 2:6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 89:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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