Sign in
Psalms 89:1 — King James Version← Study notes

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.


Psalms 89:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:13 words
HebrewMeaning
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗ילmaśəkiyl
a poemnounH4905
לְ/אֵיתָ֥ןləʾēytān
of EthanpronH387
הָֽ/אֶזְרָחִֽיhāʾezərāḥiy
the EzrachiteparticleH250
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 89:1

1. Understand, beloved, this Psalm, which I am about to explain, by the grace of God, of our hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and be of good cheer, because He who promised, will fulfil all, as He has fulfilled much: for it is not our own merit, but His mercy, that gives us confidence in Him. He Himself is meant, in my belief, by “the understanding of Æthan the Israelite:” which has given this Psalm its title. You see then, who is meant by Æthan: but the meaning of the word is…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 89 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
DC
David ChenNote3mo ago
The cost of discipleship - Psalms 89
What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. The thread of covenant runs through e...
1