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Psalms 89:7 — King James Version← Study notes

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.


Psalms 89:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:79 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מִ֣יmiy
who?particleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
בַ֭/שַּׁחַקbašaḥaq
in the cloudspronH7834
small dust · heaven · sky
יַעֲרֹ֣ךְyaʿărōkə
is he comparableverbH6186
self) in array · compare · direct · equal ···
לַ/יהוָ֑הlayhwāh
to YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
יִדְמֶ֥הyidəmeh
is he like?verbH1819
devise · like · mean · think ···
לַ֝/יהוָ֗הlayhwāh
YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
בִּ/בְנֵ֥יbibənēy
among the sons ofpronH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אֵלִיםʾēliym
godsnounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
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 89:7

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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