Psalms 89:37

89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

KJV

It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

What does Psalms 89:37 mean?

Psalms 89:37 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כּוּן (kûwn), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), יָרֵחַ (yârêach).

Hebrew interlinear

shall

establishedכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

for

everעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/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

the

moon,יָרֵחַyârêach/yaw-ray'-akh/H3394the moon

and

faithfulאָמַןʼâman/aw-man'/H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;

witnessעֵדʻêd/ayd/H5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince

heaven.שַׁחַקshachaq/shakh'-ak/H7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament

Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

Topics

Covenant, the Moon, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:37.

1 Chronicles 17:24

Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:37 say?

Psalms 89:37 (King James Version) reads: "It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah."

Is Psalms 89:37 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:37 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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