Psalm 89:37
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It shall be establishedיִכֹּ֣ון
(yik·ko·vn)
3559: to be firma prim. root
foreverעֹולָ֑ם
(o·v·lam;)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
like the moon,כְּ֭יָרֵחַ
(ke·ya·re·ach)
3394: moonfrom an unused word
And the witnessוְעֵ֥ד
(ve·'ed)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
in the skyבַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק
(ba·sha·chak)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq
is faithful."נֶאֱמָ֥ן
(ne·'e·man)
539: to confirm, supporta prim. root
Selah.סֶֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
It shall be established
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
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
as the moon
yareach  (yaw-ray'-akh)
the moon -- moon. Yrechow.
and as a faithful
'aman  (aw-man')
to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
in heaven
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful." Selah.

King James Bible
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah

International Standard Version
It will be established forever like the moon, a faithful witness in the sky." Interlude

NET Bible
it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And he will be established like the moon for eternity, a faithful witness in Heaven.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven."

King James 2000 Bible
It shall be established forever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
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