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Foreverעַד עוֹלָםI will establishאָכִיןyour offspring,זַרְעֶךָand I will buildוּבָנִיתִיfrom generation to generationלְדֹר וָדוֹרyour throne.כִּסְאֲךָSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 89:4
Study it in the app“Forever I will establish your offspring, and I will build from generation to generation your throne. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:4, word by word
- Foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- I will establishאָכִיןachin
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “achin” appears- your offspringזַרְעֶzare
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zare” appears- and I will buildבָנִיתִיvaniti
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vaniti” appears- from generation to generationדֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- your throneכִּסְאֲkisa
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kisa” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
3I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant:
4 · This verse (above)
5And the heavens will give thanks for your wonder, YHWH, also for your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.