Psalms 89:2
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
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ASV
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
KJV
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
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Commentary
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| אָמַ֗רְתִּי | 'a.Mar.ti | I have said | H559 → |
| ע֭וֹלָם | o.lom | forever | H5769 → |
| חֶ֣סֶד | Che.sed | covenant loyalty | H2617 → |
| יִבָּנֶ֑ה | yi.ba.Neh | it will be built | H1129 → |
| שָׁמַ֓יִם׀ | sha.Ma.yim | [the] heavens | H8064 → |
| תָּכִ֖ן | ta.Khin | you establish | H3559 → |
| אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ | 'e.mu.na.te.Kha | faithfulness your | H530 → |
| בָהֶֽם׃ | va.Hem | in them |
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