Psalm 89

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Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.

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Psalm 89 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew Bible text
Old Testament scripture
biblical psalm
addresses God
affirms enduring faithfulness of God
attributedTo Ethan the Ezrahite
book Psalms
canonicalNumberingInHebrew 89
canonicalNumberingInMostEnglishBibles 89
contains complaint about national disaster
petition for restoration
praise of God’s faithfulness
recounting of God’s covenant with David
focusesOn God’s oath to David
genre community lament
lament
psalm
royal psalm
keyConcept chesed (steadfast love)
emunah (faithfulness)
language Hebrew
literaryForm poetry
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy
Jewish liturgy
mentions Davidic kingship
openingWordsEnglish I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever
partOf Book of Psalms
linked to: Psalms
positionInBookOfPsalms 89
questions apparent rejection of the anointed king
relatedTo 2 Samuel 7
Davidic covenant
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
structure section of lament
section of petition
section of praise
section recounting covenant with David
superscriptionName Ethan the Ezrahite
testament Old Testament
linked to: Bible
theme God’s faithfulness
God’s steadfast love
apparent failure of the Davidic kingship
appeal for God to remember his covenant
covenant with David
divine promises
wrestling with suffering and defeat
tradition Christian Bible
linked to: Bible

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

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