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Psalms 89:49 — King James Version← Study notes

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?


Psalms 89:49Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:4911 words
HebrewMeaning
מִ֤יmiy
who?particleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
גֶ֣בֶרgeber
is the mannounH1397
man · mighty
יִֽ֭חְיֶהyiḥəyeh
who he will liveverbH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִרְאֶהyirəʾeh
he will seeverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
מָּ֑וֶתmāwet
deathnounH4194
death · die
יְמַלֵּ֨טyəmalēṭ
who he will deliververbH4422
escape · lay · leap out · let alone ···
נַפְשׁ֖/וֹnapəšwō
life hisnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
מִ/יַּדmiyad
from the hand ofpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
שְׁא֣וֹלšəʾwōl
SheolnounH7585
hell · pit
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 89:49

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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