Psalm 89:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For I have said,אָמַ֗רְתִּי
(a·mar·ti)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Lovingkindnessחֶ֣סֶד
(che·sed)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
will be builtיִבָּנֶ֑ה
(yib·ba·neh;)
1129: to builda prim. root
up forever;עֹ֭ולָם
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
In the heavensשָׁמַ֓יִם
(sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
You will establishתָּכִ֖ן
(ta·chin)
3559: to be firma prim. root
Your faithfulness."אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣
(e·mu·na·te·cha)
530: firmness, steadfastness, fidelityfrom aman


















KJV Lexicon
For I have said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Mercy
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
shall be built up
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
thy faithfulness
'emuwnah  (em-oo-naw')
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity -- faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
shalt thou establish
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
in the very heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For I have said, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness."

King James Bible
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I will declare," Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens."

International Standard Version
I will declare that your gracious love was established forever; in the heavens itself, you have established your faithfulness.

NET Bible
For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because he said, “The world will be built in grace and Heaven will establish your faithfulness”!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I said, "Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens."

King James 2000 Bible
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever: your faithfulness shall you establish in the very heavens.
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