Passage

Psalms 89.1

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.} I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations."

"2. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens. 3. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:" (Psalms 89:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations."

"2. I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.” 3. “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant," (Psalms 89:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. 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: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction} ^{to all: Heb. to generation and generation}"

"2. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant," (Psalms 89:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. 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,"

"2. For I said, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.' 3. I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant:" (Psalms 89:1-3, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H0539 - aman

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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