Psalms 89:49
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
KJV
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
ASV
מִ֤י גֶ֣בֶר יִֽ֭חְיֶה וְ/לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה מָּ֑וֶת יְמַלֵּ֨ט נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ מִ/יַּד שְׁא֣וֹל סֶֽלָה
Hebrew
Where are Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,
YLT
Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
WEB
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People
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גֶ֣בֶר
gbr
noun · 65×
ה
h
verb · 95×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
וֹ
v
noun · 157×
י
y
noun · 752×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
סֶֽלָה
slh
particle · 71×
שְׁא֣וֹל
sh'vl
verb · 66×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§633Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, "hell" - Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek - because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.479 Such is the case for all the dead, whether evil or righteous, while they await the Redeemer: which does not mean that their lot is identical, as Jesus shows through the parable of the poor man L…
Chapter 12.—To Whose Person the Entreaty for the Promises is to Be Understood to Belong, When He Says in the Psalm, “Where are Thine Ancient Compassions, Lord?” Etc. But the rest of this psalm runs thus: “Where are Thine ancient compassions, Lord, which Thou swarest unto David in Thy truth? Remember, Lord, the reproach of Thy servants, which I have borne in my bosom of many nat…
Cross-references
- 2Sam 7:15 — But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
- Heb 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:)
- Judg 6:13 — And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Eg
- Ps 54:5 — He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
- Ps 89:1 — I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.