Psalms 89:14 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 89:14

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

KJV

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ASV

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.

WEB

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

YLT

Righteousness and judgment Are the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

DBT

Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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23 verses on the floor

Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Psalms 45:6–7
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Psalms 145:17
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Psalms 85:13
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

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To illustrate His power and faithfulness examples are cited from history. His control of the sea (the most mighty and unstable object in nature), and of Egypt (Ps 87:4), the first great foe of Israel (subjected to utter helplessness from pride and insolence), are specimens.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

As there is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, so, happy art thou, O Israel! there is none like unto thee, O people! especially as a type of the gospel-Israel, consisting of all true believers, whose happiness is here described. Glorious discoveries are made to them, and glad tidings of good brought to them; they hear, they know, the joyful sound,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 89:14PSA 145:17 DEU 32:4
PSA 89:14PSA 97:2 PSA 99:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 89:14PRO 16:12 PRO 25:5
PSA 89:14PSA 97:2 EXO 19:9
PSA 89:14PSA 145:17 ZEP 3:5
PSA 89:14PSA 97:2 PRO 16:12
PSA 89:14PSA 145:17 PSA 103:6
PSA 89:14PSA 97:2 HEB 1:8-9

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