Translations
Modern
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
Traditional
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
Literal
…where is Your loving devotion is Your Of old, O Lord, which You swore of David in Your faithfulness?
Latin
Ubi sunt misericordiæ tuæ antiquæ, Domine, sicut jurasti David in veritate tua?
Original
Hebrew
English
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
Notes
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
God’s Covenant with David Making Sense of the Exile Questions and Doubt Royal Psalms The Creator-King
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Glossary
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Prayer: Pleas offered In The Loving-Kindness of God: Former Manifestations of, to be Pleaded in Prayer The Truth of God: we should Plead, in Prayer Truth of God: Plead in Prayer