Psalms 89:8

8 Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

Psalms 89:8 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O LORD, with your faithfulness all around you?
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD ? You are entirely faithful.
The Message Bible (MSG)
8 God of the Angel Armies, who is like you, powerful and faithful from every angle?
American Standard Version (ASV)
8 O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
8 O LORD God of Armies, who is like you? Mighty LORD, even your faithfulness surrounds you.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
8 Lord God of Hosts, who is strong like You, Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds You.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
8 LORD God who rules over all, who is like you? Lord, you are mighty. You are faithful in everything you do.

Psalms 89:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 89:8

O Lord God of hosts
Of all the hosts of heaven, the sun, moon, and stars, and of all the heavenly hosts of angels, of all the armies in heaven, and the inhabitants of the earth:

who is a strong Lord like unto thee?
he is Jah, or Jehovah, and he alone is so, and is the most High in all the earth, ( Psalms 83:18 ) and there is none like him for his great power and strength, by which he has made the heavens and the earth, and upholds them in their being; and by which he has redeemed his people, plucked them out of the hands of sin and Satan, and preserves them safe to his kingdom and glory: see ( Job 40:9 ) ( Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 40:17 Isaiah 40:18 ) ,

or to thy faithfulness round about thee;
none so faithful as the Lord, none to be trusted as he, either angels or men; some understand it of the faithful ones that are about him, his trusty servants the angels, who stand round about him ready to do his will; or the glorified saints that are with him, the called, chosen, and faithful; see ( Psalms 103:19 Psalms 103:20 ) ( Revelation 17:14 ) or rather the words are to be read, "and thy faithfulness is round about thee"; and so the Targum,

``and thy truth (or faithfulness) surroundeth thee:''

look all around him, and his faithfulness is everywhere to be seen; to himself, and the perfections of his nature; to his Son, and agreements with him; and to his counsels of old, his purposes and decrees, and to his covenant and promises: he is as it were clothed with faithfulness, and it appears in all the dispensations of his providence and grace.

Psalms 89:8 In-Context

6 For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?
7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
8 Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

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