King James Version
Psalms 89:4 in the King James Version says “Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 89 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.”
Psalms 89:4 · KJV
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“for”
H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“will I establish”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
“generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
“generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
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