89:4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty 1
and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” 2 (Selah)
89:5 O Lord, the heavens 3 praise your amazing deeds,
as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. 4
1 tn Heb “forever I will establish your offspring.”
2 tn Heb “and I will build to a generation and a generation your throne.”
3 tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne.
4 tn Heb “in the assembly of the holy ones.” The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3), but here it refers to God’s heavenly assembly and the angels that surround his throne (see vv. 6-7).