Psalms 89:35
Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
In Context
34My covenant will I not profane, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me;
Cross References
Psalms 110:4Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.
Amos 4:2the Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that behold, days shall come upon you, when he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish-hooks;
2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:
Hebrews 6:13For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:20-38
God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy… Read the whole commentary →