Psalms 89:36
Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
In Context
35Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.
37his seed shall endure for ever.
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:9So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord hath sworn to David, so I do to him,
Psalms 72:5And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.
Psalms 89:4I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:
Isaiah 9:7His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 59:21This is my covenant with them, saith the Lord: My spirit that is in thee, and my words that I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Jeremiah 33:21Also my covenant with David my servant may be made void, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne, and with the Levites and priests my ministers.
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 →