Psalms 89 · Verse 37

Psalms 89:37

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

Psalms 89:37, King James Version

Psalms 89:37 in other translations

BSB	like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
WEB	It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.
ASV	It shall be established for ever as the moon, And as the faithful witness in the sky. [Selah
YLT	As the moon it is established--to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah.
DARBY	It shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. Selah.
BBE	It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)
Webster	It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

What does Psalms 89:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:19-37

19-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 37 As the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven - That is, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, as long as time shall last, his kingdom shall last among men. The moon appears to be termed a faithful witness here, because by her particularly time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation, and by these time is generally estimated, especially among the eastern nations. So many moons is a man old; so many moons since such an event happened; and even their years are reckoned by lunations. This is the case with the Mohammedans to the present day. Or the rainbow may be intended; that sign which God has established in the cloud; that faithful witness of his that the earth shall no more be destroyed by water. As long therefore as the sun, the moon, and the rainbow appear in the heavens, so long shall the spiritual David reign, and his seed prosper and increase. Selah - It is confirmed; it shall not fail.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:19-37

The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions…

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Psalms 89:37 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כְּ֭יָרֵחַKe.ya.re.achlike [the] moonH3394

יִכּ֣וֹןyi.Konit will be establishedH3559

עוֹלָ֑םo.LamforeverH5769

וְעֵ֥דve.'Edand a witnessH5707

בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַקba.Sha.chakin the cloud[s]H7834

נֶאֱמָ֥ןne.'e.Man[will be] reliableH539

סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelahH5542

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 89:37

Jeremiah 31:35-36
Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Genesis 1:14-18
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, …
Genesis 9:13-16
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Isaiah 54:9-10
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Psalms 72:7
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

It shall.That is, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, as long as time shall last, his kingdom shall continue among men. The moon is probably termed a faithful witness, because by her, particularly, time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation; and by these time is generally estimated, especially among eastern nations:--So many moons is a man old--so many moons since such an event happened; and even their years are reckoned by lunations. Or, the rainbow may be intended; that faithful sign which God has established in the clouds, that the earth shall no more be destroyed by water.
ever.
72:7; 104:19; Ge 1:14-18; Jer 31:35,36
and as.
Ge 9:13-16; Isa 54:9,10

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Context

Psalms 89:36
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalms 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Psalms 89:38
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

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Psalms 89:37 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Como la luna será firme para siempre, y como un testigo fiel en el cielo. (Selah.)
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Sa semence sera à toujours, et son trône comme le soleil devant moi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Ewiglich wird er feststehen wie der Mond; und der Zeuge in den Wolken ist treu.