Psalms 89:49

Lord, where are thy former louing kindnesses, which thou swarest vnto Dauid in thy trueth?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?
- Basic English Bible

Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
- Darby Bible

Lord, where are thy former loving-kindnesses, which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
- Webster's Bible

Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
- World English Bible

Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,
- Youngs Literal Bible

(89:50) Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 89:49

89:47 Short - Our time, the time of our king and kingdom, in whose name the psalmist puts up this petition. Wherefore - Wherefore hast thou made us and our king (and consequently all other men, whose condition is nothing better than ours) in vain, or to so little purpose? Didst thou raise us and him, settle the crown upon David's head by a solemn covenant, and vouchsafe so many and great promises and privileges, and all this but for a few years, that our crown and glory should be taken from us, within a little time after it was put upon our heads?

89:48 What man - All men at their best estate are mortal and miserable; kings and people must unavoidably die by the conditions of their natures; and therefore, Lord, do not increase our affliction.

89:50 How I - We thy servants; our king and his people; of whom he speaks as of one person.

89:51 Anointed - By whom he seems to understand either first the kings of Judah, the singular number being put for the plural; and by their footsteps may be meant either their ways or actions, or the memorials of their ancient splendor; or secondly the Messiah, whom the Jews continually expected for a long time, which being well known to many of the Heathens, they reproached the Jews, with the vanity of this expectation. And by the footsteps of the Messiah, he may understand his coming.