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Psalms 89:6 — King James Version← Study notes

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?


Psalms 89:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:68 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/י֘וֹד֤וּwəywōdw
so they may praiseconjH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
שָׁמַ֣יִםšāmayim
the heavensnounH8064
astrologer · heaven
פִּלְאֲ/ךָ֣piləʾăkā
wonders yournounH6382
wonder(-ful · -fully)
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אַףʾap
alsoparticleH637
although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···
אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְ/ךָ֗ʾĕmwnātəkā
faithfulness yournounH530
-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···
בִּ/קְהַ֥לbiqəhal
in the assembly ofpronH6951
company · congregation · multitude
קְדֹשִֽׁיםqədōšiym
the holy onesadjH6918
saint
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 89:6

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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