Discovery BoxPsalms 89:1 
ContextA well-written song 2 by Ethan the Ezrachite.
89:1 I will sing continually 3 about the Lord’s faithful deeds;
to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. 4
Psalms 106:48
Context106:48 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, 5
in the future and forevermore. 6
1 sn Psalm 89. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign creator of the world. He recalls God’s covenant with David, but then laments that the promises of the covenant remain unrealized. The covenant promised the Davidic king military victories, but the king has now been subjected to humiliating defeat.
2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 88.
3 tn Or “forever.”
4 tn Heb “to a generation and a generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.”
5 tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.
6 tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”
7 tn Heb “surely” (אָמֵן, ’amen), traditionally transliterated “amen.”
8 sn The final verse (v. 48) is a conclusion to this fourth “book” (or major editorial division) of the Psalter. Similar statements appear at or near the end of each of the first, second and third “books” of the Psalter (see Pss 41:13; 72:18-19; 89:52, respectively).
