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Psalm 89:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 89:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 [a]I will sing forever of the Lord’s kindness;
with my lips I will proclaim your faithfulness[b]
throughout the generations.
3 You said, “My kindness lasts forever;
my faithfulness is as firmly established as the heavens.
4 “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to my servant David:
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:2 God is true. If anything is certain, it is his kindness and faithfulness. They endure without fail in creation, and they endure in the covenant with David (see 2 Sam 7:8-16; 1 Chr 17:10-15), on which Israel’s Messianic Hope is based.
- Psalm 89:2 Kindness . . . faithfulness: see notes on Pss 6:5; 36:6f. These words are each repeated eight times in the psalm. Kindness: verses 2-3, 15, 18, 25, 29, 34, 50, and faithfulness: verses 2-3, 6, 9, 15, 25, 34, 50.
