Psalms 89
King James Version · 52 verses · 1,197 cross-references linking it to 466 other chapters
Explore Psalms 89 in the interactive map- 1Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.50 cross-references: Psalms 101:1, Psalms 119:90, Psalms 89:8, Lamentations 3:23, Psalms 89:33
- 2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.29 cross-references: Psalms 36:5, Luke 1:50, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 89:5, Hebrews 6:18
- 3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,41 cross-references: Psalms 132:11, 2 Samuel 7:10–16, Acts 2:30, 1 Kings 8:16, Jeremiah 33:20–21
- 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.28 cross-references: Luke 1:32–33, 2 Samuel 7:12–16, Psalms 132:12, 1 Kings 9:5, 1 Chronicles 22:10
- 5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.28 cross-references: Psalms 97:6, Psalms 19:1, Isaiah 44:23, Psalms 50:6, Revelation 7:10–12
- 6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?34 cross-references: Psalms 86:8, Psalms 71:19, Exodus 15:11, Psalms 29:1, Jeremiah 10:6
- 7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.47 cross-references: Psalms 47:2, Psalms 76:7–11, Hebrews 12:28–29, Jeremiah 10:7, Isaiah 6:2–7
- 8O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?32 cross-references: Psalms 71:19, Jeremiah 32:17, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalms 147:5, Isaiah 40:25–26
- 9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.20 cross-references: Psalms 65:7, Psalms 107:25–29, Mark 4:41, Matthew 8:24–27, Mark 4:39
- 10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.20 cross-references: Psalms 87:4, Psalms 144:6, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 78:43–72, Exodus 3:19–20
- 11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.18 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 29:11, Genesis 1:1, Psalms 115:16, Psalms 24:1–2, 1 Corinthians 10:26
- 12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.25 cross-references: Joshua 12:1, Job 26:7, Joshua 19:22, Deuteronomy 3:8–9, Judges 4:12
- 13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.18 cross-references: Daniel 4:34–35, Matthew 6:13, Psalms 89:10, Psalms 62:11
- 14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.26 cross-references: Psalms 97:2, Proverbs 16:12, Psalms 45:6–7, Psalms 85:13, Psalms 145:17
- 15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.41 cross-references: Psalms 44:3, Job 29:3, Psalms 4:6, Acts 2:28, Psalms 100:1
- 16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.24 cross-references: Philippians 4:4, Philippians 3:9, Psalms 89:12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Psalms 29:7
- 17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.21 cross-references: Psalms 75:10, Psalms 92:10, Psalms 148:14, 2 Corinthians 12:9–10, 1 Corinthians 1:30–31
- 18For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.29 cross-references: Psalms 47:9, Psalms 71:22, Isaiah 33:22, Psalms 84:11, Isaiah 43:3
- 19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.52 cross-references: 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Kings 11:34, Isaiah 9:6, Psalms 89:3, Philippians 2:6–11
- 20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:33 cross-references: 1 Samuel 16:12–13, Isaiah 61:1–3, 1 Samuel 16:1, John 3:34, Acts 13:22
- 21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.15 cross-references: Isaiah 42:1, Psalms 89:13, Psalms 18:32–39, Isaiah 41:10, Psalms 80:15–17
- 22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.9 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9, Matthew 4:1–10, John 17:12, 2 Thessalonians 2:3
- 23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.18 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:9, 2 Samuel 7:1, Psalms 21:8–9, John 15:23, Psalms 18:40
- 24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.24 cross-references: Psalms 91:14, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Psalms 89:16–17, Psalms 89:28, Psalms 20:1
- 25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.7 cross-references: Psalms 80:11, 1 Kings 4:21, Psalms 2:8, Psalms 72:8–11, Revelation 11:15
- 26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.36 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Samuel 22:47, Psalms 95:1, Psalms 62:6–7, Psalms 62:2
- 27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.27 cross-references: Colossians 1:15, Colossians 1:18, Revelation 19:16, Psalms 2:7, Romans 8:29
- 28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.25 cross-references: Isaiah 55:3, Jeremiah 33:20–21, Acts 13:32–34, Psalms 111:9, 2 Samuel 23:5
- 29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.34 cross-references: Psalms 89:4, Deuteronomy 11:21, Psalms 89:36, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44
- 30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;25 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:14, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Proverbs 28:4, Psalms 132:12, Psalms 119:53
- 31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;4 cross-references: Psalms 55:20
- 32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.17 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:14, Hebrews 12:6–11, Proverbs 3:11–12, 1 Kings 11:14, 1 Kings 11:39
- 33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.24 cross-references: Isaiah 54:8–10, 2 Samuel 7:15, Lamentations 3:31–32, Hebrews 6:18, Jeremiah 33:20–26
- 34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.21 cross-references: Numbers 23:19, Matthew 24:35, James 1:17, Romans 11:29, Malachi 3:6
- 35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.22 cross-references: Psalms 132:11, Hebrews 6:13, Titus 1:2, Hebrews 6:17, Psalms 110:4
- 36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.45 cross-references: Psalms 72:5, Psalms 89:29, Isaiah 59:21, Psalms 72:17, Luke 1:33
- 37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.10 cross-references: Jeremiah 31:35–36, Psalms 104:19, Genesis 1:14–18, Genesis 9:13–16, Isaiah 54:9–10
- 38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.34 cross-references: Deuteronomy 32:19, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 106:40, Psalms 89:51, 2 Chronicles 12:1–12
- 39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.24 cross-references: Lamentations 5:16, Psalms 74:7, John 13:7, Psalms 116:11, Psalms 143:3
- 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.13 cross-references: Psalms 80:12, Lamentations 2:2, Lamentations 2:5, Job 1:10, 2 Chronicles 15:5
- 41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.23 cross-references: Psalms 79:4, Jeremiah 42:18, Psalms 74:10, Jeremiah 44:8, Ezekiel 5:14–15
- 42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.12 cross-references: Psalms 80:6, Deuteronomy 28:43, Psalms 13:2, Leviticus 26:17, Lamentations 2:17
- 43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.8 cross-references: Numbers 14:42, Joshua 7:8–12, Ezekiel 30:21–25, Joshua 7:4–5, Psalms 44:10
- 44Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.10 cross-references: 1 Kings 12:16–20, Daniel 7:20–25, 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10, Lamentations 4:1–2, Psalms 89:39
- 45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.12 cross-references: Psalms 109:29, Psalms 44:15, Psalms 102:23, Micah 7:10, Psalms 71:13
- 46How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?31 cross-references: Psalms 79:5, Psalms 78:63, Psalms 88:14, Psalms 90:13, Isaiah 45:15
- 47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?24 cross-references: Job 14:1, Job 7:7, Job 10:9, James 4:14, Psalms 144:4
- 48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.27 cross-references: Psalms 49:15, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Hebrews 11:5, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Ecclesiastes 8:8
- 49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?17 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:15, Psalms 77:9–10, Psalms 89:3–4, Psalms 132:11–12, Psalms 89:35
- 50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;24 cross-references: Psalms 74:18, Psalms 74:22, Psalms 69:9, Romans 15:3, Psalms 44:13–16
- 51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.23 cross-references: 1 Peter 4:14–16, Psalms 74:10, Psalms 56:5–6, John 8:48, 1 Peter 3:16
- 52Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.18 cross-references: Psalms 72:18–19, Psalms 41:13, 1 Timothy 1:17, Psalms 106:48, Matthew 6:13
Explained connections
- Firstborn and ruler of kings
God promises to make David's line his firstborn, highest of the kings of the earth. Revelation greets readers from Jesus 'the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth', applying the Davidic titles to the risen Christ.
- The Davidic covenant sung
God promises David a lasting dynasty. Psalm 89 celebrates this covenant at length — then laments when the dynasty seems to fail, keeping the hope alive through exile.
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