Psalms 89:37
his seed shall endure for ever.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
In Context
36Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Psalms 72:7In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.
Psalms 104:19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Jeremiah 31:35And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying: Know the Lord: for all shall know me from the least of them even to the greatest, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
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 →