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Psalms 89:1

Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Maschil: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction to all: Heb. to generation and generation

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A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

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

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

89:2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

What does Psalms 89:1 mean?

Psalms 89:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַשְׂכִּיל (maskîyl), אֵיתָן (ʼÊythân), אֶזְרָחִי (ʼEzrâchîy).

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Maschilמַשְׂכִּילmaskîyl/mas-keel'/H4905instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
of
EthanאֵיתָןʼÊythân/ay-thawn'/H387Ethan, the name of four Israelites
the
Ezrahite.אֶזְרָחִיʼEzrâchîy/ez-raw-khee'/H250an Ezrachite or descendant of Zerach
I
will
singשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7891to sing
of
the
merciesחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
for
ever:עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
with
my
mouthפֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
will
I
make
knownיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
thy
faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
to
allדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
generations.דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Maschil:
or,
A
Psalm
for
Ethan
the
Ezrahite,
to
give
instruction
to
all:
Heb.
to
generation
and
generation

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:1.

1 Chronicles 15:19

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

1 Kings 4:31

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Psalms 88:1

A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: for the sons: or, of the sons Maschil: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction

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What does Psalms 89:1 say?

Psalms 89:1 (King James Version) reads: "Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Maschil: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction to all: Heb. to generation and generation"

Is Psalms 89:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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