Psalms 89:28
And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
In Context
27He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.
29I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:5Neither is my house so great with God, that he should make with me an eternal covenant, firm in all things and assured. For he is all my salvation, and all my will: neither is there ought thereof that springeth not up.
Psalms 111:5he hath given food to them that fear him. He will be mindful for ever of his covenant:
Isaiah 54:10For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Jeremiah 33:20Thus saith the Lord: If my covenant with the day can be made void, and my covenant with the night, that there should not be day and night in their season:
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 →