Psalms 89 · Verse 49

Psalms 89:49

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
Psalms 89:49, King James Version

Psalms 89:49 in other translations

BSBWhere, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
WEBLord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
ASVLord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
YLTWhere are Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,
DARBYWhere, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
BBELord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?
WebsterLord, where are thy former loving-kindnesses, which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

What does Psalms 89:49 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:38-52

38-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses - Wilt thou not deal with us as thou didst with our fathers? Didst thou not swear unto David that thou wouldst distinguish him as thou didst them?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:38-52

Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory…

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Psalms 89:49 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.

אַיֵּ֤ה\׀'ai.Yehwhere?H346
חֲסָדֶ֖יךָcha.sa.Dei.kha[are] covenant loyalti<es> yourH2617
הָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים\׀ha.ri.sho.Nim<the> formerH7223
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.ta[which] you swore an oathH7650
לְ֝דָוִ֗דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ\׃be.'e.mu.na.Te.khain faithfulness yourH530

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

Cross references for Psalms 89:49

  • 2 Samuel 7:15

    But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

  • Hebrews 7:21

    (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Psalms 54:5

    He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

  • Isaiah 63:7-15

    I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. …

  • Psalms 132:11-12

    The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

  • 2 Samuel 3:9

    So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

  • Psalms 89:3-4

    I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

  • Psalms 89:35

    Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

  • Psalms 77:9-10

    Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

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where.
77:9,10; Isa 63:7-15
thou.
3,4,35; 54:5; 132:11,12; 2Sa 3:9; 7:15; Isa 55:3; Heb 7:21

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Context

  • Psalms 89:48

    What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

  • Psalms 89:49

    Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

  • Psalms 89:50

    Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

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Psalms 89:49 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Señor, ¿dónde están tus antiguas misericordias, que juraste á David por tu verdad?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui est l’homme qui vit et qui ne verra pas la mort, – qui sauvera son âme de la main du shéol? Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wo sind, o Herr, deine früheren Gütigkeiten, die du David zugeschworen hast in deiner Treue?