Passage

Psalms 89.46

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

44. Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. 45. The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [[Selah

46. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men! 48. What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [[Selah (Psalms 89:44-48, ASV)

WEB

44. You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground. 45. You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.

46. How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men! 48. What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. (Psalms 89:44-48, WEB)

KJV

44. Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. ^{glory: Heb. brightness} 45. The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

46. How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 48. What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. (Psalms 89:44-48, KJV)

YLT

44. Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down. 45. Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. Selah.

46. Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men? 48. Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah. (Psalms 89:44-48, YLT)

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Theological reading

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

Key words

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Lexicon:

H2617 - hesed, via Psalms 89.24-49

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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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