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Psalms 89:46 — King James Version← Study notes

How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?


Psalms 89:46Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:467 words
HebrewMeaning
הִ֭קְצַרְתָּhiqəṣarətā
you have made shortverbH7114
at all · much discouraged · grieve · harvestman ···
יְמֵ֣יyəmēy
the days ofnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
עֲלוּמָ֑י/וʿălwmāyw
youth hisnounH5934
הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָheʿĕṭiytā
you have wrappedverbH5844
be clad · cover (-ing · self) · fill ···
עָלָ֖י/וʿālāyw
on himpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
בּוּשָׁ֣הbwšāh
shamenounH955
סֶֽלָהselāh
SelahparticleH5542
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 89:46

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
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