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23 Great is his faithfulness;
    his mercies begin afresh each morning.

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23 They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.(A)

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23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

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23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C)

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For his anger lasts only a moment,
    but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

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For his anger(A) lasts only a moment,(B)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(C)
weeping(D) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(E)

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But Lord, be merciful to us,
    for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
    and our salvation in times of trouble.

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Lord, be gracious(A) to us;
    we long for you.
Be our strength(B) every morning,
    our salvation(C) in time of distress.(D)

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33 But I will never stop loving him
    nor fail to keep my promise to him.

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33 but I will not take my love from him,(A)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

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Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.

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Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(A) to the skies.(B)

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But the Lord is still there in the city,
    and he does no wrong.
Day by day he hands down justice,
    and he does not fail.
    But the wicked know no shame.

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The Lord within her is righteous;(A)
    he does no wrong.(B)
Morning by morning(C) he dispenses his justice,
    and every new day he does not fail,(D)
    yet the unrighteous know no shame.(E)

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The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out,

“Yahweh![a] The Lord!
    The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:6 See note on 34:5.

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D)

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He made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them.
    He keeps every promise forever.

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He is the Maker of heaven(A) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(B) forever.

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18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

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18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.

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in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)

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Psalm 89

A psalm[a] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever!
    Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
Your unfailing love will last forever.
    Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

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Footnotes

  1. 89:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.

Psalm 89[a]

A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing(A) of the Lord’s great love forever;
    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known(B)
    through all generations.
I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:1 In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
  2. Psalm 89:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term