ForכִּיI said,אָמַרְתִּי“Foreverעוֹלָםloyal loveחֶסֶדwill be built up;יִבָּנֶהin the very heavensשָׁמַיִם בָהֶםyou will establishתָּכִןyour faithfulness.”אֱמוּנָתְךָ
Psalms 89:2
Study it in the app“For I said, “Forever loyal love will be built up; in the very heavens you will establish your faithfulness.””
Ethan promises to sing of God's faithfulness from generation to generationFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:2, word by word
- I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- “Foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- will be built upיִבָּנֶהyibane
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yibane” appears- in the very heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- you will establishתָּכִןtachin
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “tachin” appears- your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְemunat
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emunat” appears
The context
1A 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: