Psalms 89:3
I haue made a couenant with my chosen: I haue sworne to Dauid my seruant,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
In Context
2For I said, Mercie shalbe set vp for euer: thy trueth shalt thou stablish in ye very heauens.
4Thy seede will I stablish for euer, and set vp thy throne from generation to generation. Selah.
Cross References
Judges 2:1And an Angel of the Lord came vp from Gilgal to Bochim, and sayd, I made you to go vp out of Egypt, and haue brought you vnto the land which I had sworne vnto your fathers, and sayd, I wil neuer breake my couenant with you.
2 Samuel 7:10(Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in a place of their owne, and moue no more, neither shall wicked people trouble them any more as before time,
1 Kings 8:16Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no citie of all the tribes of Israel, to builde an house that my name might be there: but I haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israel.
Psalms 89:19Thou spakest then in a vision vnto thine Holy one, and saydest, I haue layde helpe vpon one that is mightie: I haue exalted one chosen out of the people.
Psalms 89:34My couenant wil I not breake, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Psalms 132:11The Lord hath sworne in trueth vnto Dauid, and he wil not shrinke from it, saying, Of the fruite of thy body will I set vpon thy throne.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:2-5
The Divine Mercy and Faithfulness. 1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. The psalmist has a very sad complaint to make of the deplorable condition of the… Read the whole commentary →