Psalms 89:37New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] the faithful witness in the sky. [Selah]
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. Selah.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. Selah.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age-abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. [Selah.]
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— As the moon it is established—to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— He shalbe established for euermore as the moone, and as a faythfull witnes in the heauen. Selah.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— It shalbe established for euer as the Moone: and as a faithfull witnesse in heauen. Selah.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. |
It shall be established
3559 {3559} Primeכּוּןkuwn{koon}
A primitive root; properly to be erect (that is, 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).
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602
for ever
5769 {5769} Primeעוֹלָם`owlam{o-lawm'}
From H5956; properly concealed, that is, the vanishing point; generally time out of mind (past or future), that is, (practically) eternity; frequentative adverbially (especially with prepositional prefix) always.
as the moon,
3394 {3394} Primeיָרֵחַyareach{yaw-ray'-akh}
From the same as H3391; the moon.
and [ as] a faithful
539 {0539} Primeאָמַן'aman{aw-man'}
A primitive root; properly 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; once (in Isaiah 30:21; by interchange for H0541) to go to the right hand.
z8737 <8737> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 793
witness
5707 {5707} Primeעֵד`ed{ayd}
From H5749 contracted; concretely a witness; abstractly testimony; specifically a recorder, that is, prince.
in heaven.
7834 {7834} Primeשַׁחַקshachaq{shakh'-ak}
From H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy a thin vapor; by extension the firmament.
Selà
סֶלָה.
5542 {5542} Primeסֶלָהcelah{seh'-law}
From H5541; suspension (of music), that is, pause. |
Psalms 89:28-37
_ _ This relation is perpetual with David’s descendants, as a whole typical in official position of his last greatest descendant. Hence though in personal relations any of them might be faithless and so punished, their typical relation shall continue. His oath confirms His promise, and the most enduring objects of earth and heaven illustrate its perpetual force (Psalms 72:5, Psalms 72:7, Psalms 72:17).
Psalms 89:37
_ _ It shall ... moon ... heaven — literally, “As the moon, and the witness in the sky is sure, that is, the moon.” |
Psalms 89:37
A witness — The rainbow, which is God's faithful witness, a token of God's everlasting covenant between God and every living creature for perpetual generations, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16. |
Psalms 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful (c) witness in heaven. Selah.
(c) As long as the Sun and Moon endure, they will be witnesses to me of this promise. |
- It shall:
- That is, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, as long as time shall last, his kingdom shall continue among men. The moon is probably termed a faithful witness, because by her, particularly, time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation; and by these time is generally estimated, especially among eastern nations. - So many moons is a man old - so many moons since such an event happened; and even their years are reckoned by lunations. Or, the rainbow may be intended; that faithful sign which God has established in the clouds, that the earth shall no more be destroyed by water.
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- ever:
Psalms 72:7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Psalms 104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Genesis 1:14-18 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: ... And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, [and] the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts [is] his name: ... If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, [then] the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
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Genesis 9:13-16 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. ... And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
Isaiah 54:9-10 For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me: for [as] I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. ... For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
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