Psalm 89:1 {88:1}
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Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. [2] The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

A.

3463. B.C. cir

541. Maschil, or, A Psalm for Ethan, the Ezrahite, to give instructions. This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity, when, the family of David being dethroned, and the royal family ruined, the Divine promises had apparently failed.

1 Kings 4:31 And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

1 Chronicles 2:6 And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.

I will

Psalm 86:12,13 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever: . . .

Psalm 101:1 A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

Psalm 106:1 Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 136:1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

with

Psalm 40:9,10 I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips: O Lord, thou knowest it. . . .

Psalm 71:8,15-19 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long. . . .

thy faithfulness

Psalm 89:5,8,33,49 The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints. . . .

Psalm 36:5 O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth even to the clouds.

Psalm 92:2 To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

Isaiah 25:1 O Lord, thou art my God, I will exalt O thee, and give glory to thy name: for thou hast done wonderful things, thy designs of old faithful, amen.

Lamentations 3:23 Heth. They are new every morning, great is thy faithfulness.

Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, the mercy to Abraham: which thou hast sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

Titus 1:2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

all generations.

Psalm 89:4 Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

Psalm 119:90 Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.

Context
I Will Sing of His Love Forever
1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. [2] The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.2For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.…
Cross References
1 Kings 4:31
And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.

Psalm 36:5
O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth even to the clouds.

Psalm 40:10
I have not hid thy justice within my heart: I have declared thy truth and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth from a great council.

Psalm 59:16
But I will sing thy strength: and will extol thy mercy in the morning. For thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 79:13
But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.

Psalm 88:1
A canticle of a psalm for the sons of Core: unto the end, for Maheleth, to answer understanding of Eman the Ezrahite. [2] O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee.

Psalm 88:11
Shall any one in the sepulchre declare thy mercy: and thy truth in destruction?

Psalm 89:5
The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

Psalm 89:8
O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

Psalm 89:24
And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

Psalm 92:2
To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

Psalm 101:1
A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

Psalm 119:90
Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.

Psalm 143:1
A psalm of David, when his son Absalom pursued him. Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.

Isaiah 25:1
O Lord, thou art my God, I will exalt O thee, and give glory to thy name: for thou hast done wonderful things, thy designs of old faithful, amen.

Lamentations 3:23
Heth. They are new every morning, great is thy faithfulness.

Lexicon
A Maskil
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל (maś·kîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4905: Instructive, a didactic poem

of Ethan
לְאֵיתָ֥ן (lə·’ê·ṯān)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 387: Ethan -- 'permanence', an Israelite name

the Ezrahite.
הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי׃ (hā·’ez·rā·ḥî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 250: Ezrahite -- a descendant of Zerah

I will sing
אָשִׁ֑ירָה (’ā·šî·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7891: To sing

of the LORD’s
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

loving devotion
חַֽסְדֵ֣י (ḥas·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

forever;
עוֹלָ֣ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

with my mouth
בְּפִֽי׃ (bə·p̄î)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

I will proclaim
אוֹדִ֖יעַ (’ō·w·ḏî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

Your faithfulness
אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ (’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 530: Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity

to all
לְדֹ֥ר (lə·ḏōr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

generations.
וָדֹ֓ר ׀ (wā·ḏōr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


Additional Translations
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known your faithfulness to all generations.

I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

A Psalm of instruction for Aetham the Israelite. I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.

{An instruction. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.} I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.

Maschil 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.

Maschil 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.

I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth,
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