Psalms 89 · Verse 8

Psalms 89:8

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Psalms 89:8, King James Version

Psalms 89:8 in other translations

BSBO LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
WEBLORD, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? LORD, your faithfulness is around you.
ASVO Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
YLTO Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who is like Thee--a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.
DARBYJehovah,God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
BBEO Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.
WebsterO LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like to thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?

What does Psalms 89:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:8-14
8-14. To illustrate His power and faithfulness examples are cited from history. His control of the sea (the most mighty and unstable object in nature), and of Egypt (Psa 87:4), the first great foe of Israel (subjected to utter helplessness from pride and insolence), are specimens. At the same time, the whole frame of nature founded and sustained by Him, Tabor and Hermon for "east and west," and "north and south," together representing the whole world, declare the same truth as to His attributes.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 O Lord God of hosts - Thou who hast all armies at thy command, and canst serve thyself by every part of thy creation, whether animate or inanimate. Who is a strong Lord - See Psa 89:6. Thy faithfulness round about thee? - Or, more properly, thy faithfulness is round about thee. Thou still keepest thy promises in view. God's truth leads him to fulfill his promises: they stand round his throne as the faithful servants of an eastern monarch stand round their master, waiting for the moment of their dismission to perform his will.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:5-14

The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reverence when we worship God. But how little of this appears in our congregations, and how much cause have we to humble ourselves on this account! That almighty power which smote Egypt, will scatter the enemies of the church…

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Psalms 89:8 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.

יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiGod ofH430
צְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'othostsH6635
מִֽי\־mi-who?H4310
כָֽמ֖וֹךָkha.Mo.khalike youH3644
חֲסִ֥ין\׀cha.Sin[is] mightyH2626
יָ֑הּYahO YahwehH3050
וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ve.'e.mu.na.te.khaand faithfulness yourH530
סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ\׃se.vi.vo.Tei.kha[is] around youH5439

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Cross references for Psalms 89:8

  • Psalms 71:19

    Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

  • Jeremiah 32:17

    Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

  • 1 Samuel 2:2

    There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  • Isaiah 40:25-26

    To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

  • Psalms 147:5

    Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

  • Psalms 24:8

    Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

  • Psalms 35:10

    All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

  • Psalms 89:6

    For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

  • Psalms 84:12

    O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

  • Psalms 89:13

    Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

  • Joshua 22:22

    The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

  • Job 9:19

    If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O Lord.
84:12; Jos 22:22; Isa 28:22
a strong.
13; 24:8; 147:5; 1Sa 15:19; Job 9:19; Isa 40:25,26; Jer 32:17
Mt 6:13
like.
6; 35:10; 71:19; De 32:31; 1Sa 2:2

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Context

  • Psalms 89:7

    God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

  • Psalms 89:8

    O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

  • Psalms 89:9

    Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

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Psalms 89:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Oh Jehová, Dios de los ejércitos, ¿quién como tú? Poderoso eres, Jehová, y tu verdad está en torno de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		✶Dieu est extrêmement redoutable dans l’assemblée des saints, et terrible au milieu de tous ceux qui l’entourent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova, Gott der Heerscharen, wer ist mächtig wie du, o Jah? Und deine Treue ist rings um dich her.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Posuisti iniquitates nostras in conspectu tuo; sæculum nostrum in illuminatione vultus tui.