Psalms 119:90 (YLT)

Passage

To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

Psalms 119:89 <FI> Lamed.<Fi> To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.

Psalms 119:90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.

Psalms 119:91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole <FI>are<Fi> Thy servants.

Psalms 119:92 Unless Thy law <FI>were<Fi> my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "generations", "faithfulness", "thou", "didst", "establish", "earth", and "standeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "generations", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 89's "FI Lamed Fi To the age O..." into verse 91's "According to Thine ordinances They have stood...", so "faith" and "generations" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "generations" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.