Manuscript Overview
Summary
Psalm 89 — the Davidic-covenant lament at the close of Book III ('Where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David?'). Sparse Qumran attestation.
Notable Variants
Davidic-covenant lament; closes Book III. No significant content variants. Minor orthographic variation only (the standard Qumran plene-spelling tendency).
Manuscripts
4QPsᵃ (4Q83), 4QPsˣ (4Q236) — small fragments
Scroll Condition
Fragmentary attestation; no continuous DSS coverage.
No substantial variants are documented for this psalm. The Qumran manuscripts that attest it preserve the MT consonantal text with only orthographic variation.