Psalm 89:14

Translations

Modern

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Traditional

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Literal

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before Your face.

Latin

…justitia et judicium præparatio sedis tuæ: misericordia et veritas præcedent faciem tuam.

Original

Hebrew

English

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Notes

Psalms 89:14–18

God rules wisely over creation. The qualities of righteousness, justice, and faithfulness fit the description of a wise ruler. The happy people who live under his rule enjoy his protection.

Psalms 89:1–52

Book Three (Psalms 73–89) starts and ends with serious questions. Psalm 89 begins with praise for how the Lord established David’s throne and kingdom (89:1–37). But later the psalmist protests that the Lord seems to have rejected his covenant with David (Psalm 89:38–51; see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).

Theme notes and profiles

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Psalm 97:2
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
Proverbs 16:12
Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Psalm 45:6–7
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalm 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
Psalm 85:13
Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Psalm 99:4
The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Revelation 15:3
…and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Psalm 89:2
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Glossary

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Topics

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Psalm 89:14

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