Psalms 89:49

“Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?”

"Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?" - Psalms 89:49
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What does Psalms 89:49 mean?

Psalm 89:49 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?" This verse is part of a larger Psalm, which is attributed to Ethan the Ezrahite. The Psalm is a prayer for God's faithfulness to…

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Responding to the Silence of God: A Journey Back to Lovingkindness

Psalm 89:49 (KJV) poignantly reveals a deep longing: "Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?" This heartfelt question emerges from a soul weighed down by the gap between divine promise and personal experience. In this verse, the…

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A Cry for Remembering God's Faithfulness

O Lord our God, Creator of heaven and earth, as we come before Thy holy throne today, we lift our hearts in reverence and humility. We are reminded of the words of Thy servant in Psalms 89:49, "Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy…

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Psalms 89:49 - "Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?"
Psalms 89:41 - "All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours."
"Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen." - Psalms 89:52
Psalms 89:15 - "Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance."
Psalms 49:8 - "(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)"
"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." - Psalms 119:89
Psalms 89:52 - "Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen."
Psalms 89:31 - "If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;"
Psalms 89:32 - "Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes."
Psalms 119:89 - "For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven."
Psalms 89:18 - "For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king."
Psalms 89:30 - "If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;"
Psalms 89:37 - "It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah."
"Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth." - Psalms 89:27
Psalms 89:27 - "Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth."
Psalms 89:35 - "Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David."
Psalms 89:36 - "His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me."
Psalms 89:16 - "In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted."
Psalms 89:25 - "I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers."
Psalms 89:17 - "For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted."
Psalms 89:22 - "The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him."
Psalms 89:34 - "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips."
Psalms 89:21 - "With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him."
Psalms 89:29 - "His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven."
Psalms 89:13 - "Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand."
"Both low and high, rich and poor, together." - Psalms 49:2
"Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish." - Psalms 49:20
Psalms 89:7 - "God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him."
Psalms 89:9 - "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them."