Psalm 89/Notes/Lexical.v. 34.935681

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  • "Loyalty" and "faithfulness" are metonymies for "covenant" (cf. "covenant" in v. 35a). In Lev 26:44, for example, the object of the verb "annul" (הָפֵר) is "covenant," and in Ps 44:18, the object of the verb "deal falsely" (שִׁקַּרְנוּ) is also "covenant."