Psalms 89:3

I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant:

Young's Literal Translation

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, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'

4'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. Selah.

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Cross References

Judges 2:1And a messenger of Jehovah goeth up from Gilgal unto Bochim,

2 Samuel 7:10and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness do not add to afflict it any more, as in the beginning,

1 Kings 8:16From the day that I brought out My people, even Israel, from Egypt, I have not fixed on a city out of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house for My name being there; and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.

Psalms 89:19Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

Psalms 89:34I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.

Psalms 132:11Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

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 →

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