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A maskilמַשְׂכִּילof Ethanלְאֵיתָןthe Ezrahite.הָאֶזְרָחִיThe loyal lovesחַסְדֵיof YHWHיְהוָהforeverעוֹלָםI will sing;אָשִׁירָהfrom generation to generationלְדֹר וָדֹרI will make knownאוֹדִיעַyour faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָwith my mouth.בְּפִי
Psalms 89:1
Study it in the app“A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. The loyal loves of YHWH forever I will sing; from generation to generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.”
Ethan promises to sing of God's faithfulness from generation to generationFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:1, word by word
- A maskilמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
maskil
Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.
Where else “maskil” appears- of Ethanאֵיתָןetan
Ethan
Ethan: the name of several men: Ethan the Ezrahite, a famous wise man (1 Kings 4:31; title of Psalm 89), and several Levites, among them one of David's singers (1 Chronicles 15:17). The name means "firm, lasting."
Where else “etan” appears- the Ezrahiteאֶזְרָחִיezrachi
Ezrahite
Ezrahite: of the family of Zerah. The wise men Ethan and Heman are called this (1 Kings 4:31; titles of Psalms 88 and 89).
Where else “ezrachi” appears- The loyal lovesחַסְדֵיchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- I will singאָשִׁירָהashira
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “ashira” appears- from generation to generationדֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- I will make knownאוֹדִיעַodia
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “odia” appears- your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְemunat
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emunat” appears- with my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
Translation note
“Ethan the Ezrahite”: a wise man named in 1 Kings 4:31. “The loyal loves”: in the plural; it can be understood of the many acts of YHWH’s loyal love.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For I said, “Forever loyal love will be built up; in the very heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”