| Psalm 89 | |
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| "I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever" | |
 Inscription from Psalm 89 at the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Brno-Husovice | |
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| Written | by Ethan the Ezrahite |
| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 89 | |
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← Psalm 88 Psalm 90 → | |
| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 89 is the 89th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 88. In Latin, it is known as "Misericordias Domini in aeternum cantabo".[1] It is described as a maschil[2] or "contemplation".[3]
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic liturgies. It has been set to music, for example by Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz in German.
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter, Psalmus 88 (89). Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine Medievalist.
- ^ Charles H. Spurgeon, Psalm 89 in "Treasury of David" Archived 2015-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Psalm 89: New King James Version