Psalms 89:14

89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. a: Heb. an arm with might

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. habitation: or, establishment

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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.

89:15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

What does Psalms 89:14 mean?

Psalms 89:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צֶדֶק (tsedeq), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), מָכוֹן (mâkôwn).

Hebrew interlinear

Justiceצֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

and

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

are

the

habitationמָכוֹןmâkôwn/maw-kone'/H4349properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode

thy

throne:כִּסֵּאkiççêʼ/kis-say'/H3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

and

truthאֶמֶתʼemeth/eh'-meth/H571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

shall

goקָדַםqâdam/kaw-dam'/H6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)

before

thy

face.פָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

habitation:

or,

establishment

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:14.

1 Kings 2:4

That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. fail: Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. mercy: or, bounty

2 Samuel 2:6

And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

Exodus 34:6

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Genesis 24:27

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Genesis 24:49

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

Genesis 32:10

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. I am not: Heb. I am less than all

Genesis 47:29

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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What does Psalms 89:14 say?

Psalms 89:14 (King James Version) reads: "Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. habitation: or, establishment"

Is Psalms 89:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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