Psalm 89

The 89th psalm is a Psalm of Etans , the Esrachite and is the last psalm of the third book of psalms.

structure

The psalm can be divided into the following sections:

• Verse 2–5: Etan describes God's covenant with Israel ( Ps 89,2–5  SLT )

Sela

• Verse 6-15: Then he extols God's power, righteousness and grace ( Ps 89 : 6-15  SLT )
• Verses 16-19: He praises God with reference to the people, whose glory and strength this is ( Ps 89 : 16-19  SLT )
• Verses 20–38: Etan describes the covenant that God made with David ( Ps 89.20–38  SLT )

Sela

• Verses 39–46: He speaks about the contradiction of the present with the covenant promises in verses 20–38 ( Ps 89,39–46  SLT )

Sela

• Verse 47-49: Etan asks how long this state should last and describes the brevity of life ( Ps 89.47-49  SLT )

Sela

• Verses 49–52: He asks God to spread his proofs of grace anew over his people ( Ps 89,49–52  SLT )
• Verse 53: The whole thing closes with praise and a double amen ( Ps 89,53  SLT )

Verses 39–52 can also be seen as a passage.

Settings

• Psalm 89 for mixed choir by Kuldar Sink , 1993.

Web links

Commons : Psalm 89  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 89 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 89 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 89 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ According to CH Spurgeon: The Treasury of David. An interpretation of the Psalms, Bielefeld 2004, p. 1170.