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Psalms 89:8

89:7 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.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

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Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like to you? or to your faithfulness round about you?

89:9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

What does Psalms 89:8 mean?

Psalms 89:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), צָבָא (tsâbâʼ).

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O
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
of
hosts,צָבָאtsâbâʼ/tsaw-baw'/H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
who
is
a
strongחֲסִיןchăçîyn/khas-een'/H2626properly, firm, i.e. (by implication) mighty
LORDיָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name
like
unto
thee?
or
to
thy
faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
round
aboutסָבִיבçâbîyb/saw-beeb'/H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
thee?

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:8.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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What does Psalms 89:8 say?

Psalms 89:8 (King James Version) reads: "O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?"

Is Psalms 89:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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