Psalms 89:35
(89:36) One thing have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie unto David.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
In Context
34(89:35) I will not profane my covenant, and what is gone out of my lips will I not alter.
36(89:37) His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne shall be like the sun before me.
Cross References
Psalms 110:4The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent of it, Thou shalt be a priest for ever after the order of Malki-zedek.
Amos 4:2Sworn hath the Lord Eternal by his holiness, that, lo, days are coming over you, when men will carry you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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 →