Psalms 119:90

Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
faithfulness	אֱמֽוּנָתֶ֑ךָ 'e.mu.na.Te.kha	H530	literally firmness · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
all	לְדֹ֣ר le.Dor	H1755	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
generations	וָ֭דֹר Va.dor	H1755	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
established	כּוֹנַ֥נְתָּ ko.Nan.ta	H3559	properly · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
earth	אֶ֝֗רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute
abideth	וַֽתַּעֲמֹֽד Va.ta.'a.Mod	H5975	to stand · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Psalms 148:6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Psalms 89:1-2 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 93:1 The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stabli…
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his com…
Psalms 89:11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:89-91

Here, 1. The psalmist acknowledges the unchangeableness of the word of God and of all his counsels: "For ever, O Lord! thy word is settled. Thou art for ever thyself (so some read it); thou art the same, and with thee there is no variableness, and this is a proof of it. Thy word, by which the heavens were made, is settled there in the abiding products of it;" or the settling of God's word in heaven is opposed to the changes and revolutions that are here upon earth. All flesh is grass; but the word of the Lord endures for ever. It is settled in heaven, that is, in the secret counsel of God, which is hidden in himself and is far above out of our sight, and is immovable, as mountains of brass.…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:90

Thy faithfulness is unto all generations,.... Or "to generation and generation" (y); to his people in every age, fulfilling his word, supplying their wants, giving them new mercies every morning and every day; never leaving and forsaking them, according to his promise: his faithfulness never fails, it endures for ever, and is exceeding great and large indeed; see Lamentations 3:23; thou hast established the earth, and it abideth: laid the foundation of it so firm and sure, that it cannot be removed: and though one generation has passed after another, the earth abides where it was, and will do for ever; and as firm and stable, and never failing, is the faithfulness of God, which this is desi…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:89-96

Psalm 119:89-96 l 89. Thy word, O Jehovah! endureth for ever in heaven. l 90. Thy truth is from generation to generation: thou hast, established the earth, and it abideth. l 91. By thy judgments they continue to this day; for all are thy servants. l 92. Had not thy law been my delight, I had then perished in my affliction. l 93. I will never forget thy statutes, for thou hast quickened me in them. l 94. I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy statutes. l 95. The wicked wait for me to destroy me: but I consider thy testimonies. l 96. In all perfection I have see, the end: thy commandment is exceeding broad. 89 Thy word, O Jehovah I endure for ever. Many explain this verse as if David add…

The Church Fathers

But that the providence and ordering power of the Word also, over all and toward all, is attested by all inspired Scripture, this passage suffices to confirm our argument, where people who speak of God say, "You have laid the foundation of the earth, and it abides. The day continues according to your ordinance."
— Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Heathen 46:2

But the next verse, after heaven, pertaineth consequently to earth. For this is one verse of the eight which relate to this letter. For eight verses are appended to each of these Hebrew letters, until this long Psalm be ended. "Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to the other: Thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth" (ver. 90). Beholding therefore the earth next after heaven with the gaze of a faithful mind, he findeth in it generations which are not in heaven, and saith, "Thy truth remaineth from one generation to the other:" signifying all generations by this expression, from which the Truth of God was never absent in His saints, at one time fewer, at one time more in number, according as the times happened or shall happen to vary; or wishing two particular generations to be understood, one pertaining to the Law and the Prophets, another to the Gospel. ...
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Faithfulness Of God, The · Declared to be: Everlasting — Declared to be: Everlasting

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Psalms 119:90

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:89-91

John Gill on Psalms 119:90

John Calvin on Psalms 119:89-96

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:90

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:89-91

John Gill on Psalms 119:90

John Calvin on Psalms 119:89-96

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:89-96

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:89-96