Psalms 89:39

89:39 You have repudiated ¹  your covenant with your servant; ² 

you have thrown his crown to the ground. ³ 

Psalms 89:1

Psalm 89 ⁴ 

A well-written song ⁵  by Ethan the Ezrachite.

89:1 I will sing continually ⁶  about the Lord’s faithful deeds;

to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. ⁷ 

Psalms 15:1

Psalm 15 ⁸ 

A psalm of David.

15:1 Lord, who may be a guest in your home? ⁹ 

Who may live on your holy hill? ¹⁰ 

[89:39]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb appears only here and in Lam 2:7.

[89:39]  ² tn Heb “the covenant of your servant.”

[89:39]  ³ tn Heb “you dishonor [or “desecrate”] on the ground his crown.”

[89:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 89. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign creator of the world. He recalls God’s covenant with David, but then laments that the promises of the covenant remain unrealized. The covenant promised the Davidic king military victories, but the king has now been subjected to humiliating defeat.

[89:1]  ⁵ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 88.

[89:1]  ⁶ tn Or “forever.”

[89:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “to a generation and a generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.”

[15:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 15. This psalm describes the character qualities that one must possess to be allowed access to the divine presence.

[15:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “Who may live as a resident alien in your tent?”

[15:1]  ¹⁰ sn In this context the Lord’s holy hill probably refers to Zion/Jerusalem. See Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 43:3; 48:1; 87:1; Dan 9:16.