Psalm 89/Notes/Phrasal.v. 34.948581

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  • On the prepositional phrase "from [being] with him" (מֵעִמּוֹ), cf. v. 25, where YHWH promised that his loyalty would always be "with him" (עִמּוֹ).
  • The bet preposition in the phrase בֶּאֱמוּנָתִי is a bet of "social contact" (Jenni 1992, rubric 263). With the verb שׁקר (piel), it can indicate the person or thing with whom/which someone deals falsely (cf. Ps 44:18—וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ)