Psalms 89:29
I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
In Context
28And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.
30And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:21That thy days may be multiplied, and the days of thy children in the land which the Lord swore to thy fathers, that he would give them as long as the heaven hangeth over the earth.
1 Chronicles 17:11And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons: and I will establish his kingdom.
Psalms 21:4For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
Psalms 89:4I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:
Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall lire, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David.
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 →