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Psalms 89:26

89:25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

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He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

He shall cry to me, You are my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

89:27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

What does Psalms 89:26 mean?

Psalms 89:26 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרָא (qârâʼ), אָב (ʼâb), אֵל (ʼêl).

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He
shall
cryקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
unto
me,
Thou
art
my
father,אָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
my
God,אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
and
the
rockצוּרtsûwr/tsoor/H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
of
my
salvation.יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:26.

Deuteronomy 32:15

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Genesis 16:13

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

Genesis 17:5

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude

Genesis 19:37

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

Genesis 19:38

And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Genesis 21:33

And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. grove: or, tree

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What does Psalms 89:26 say?

Psalms 89:26 (King James Version) reads: "He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation."

Is Psalms 89:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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