Psalms 89:35
Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
In Context
34I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.
36His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,
Cross References
Psalms 110:4Jehovah hath sworn, and doth not repent, 'Thou [art] a priest to the age, According to the order of Melchizedek.'
Amos 4:2Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by His holiness, That lo, days are coming upon you, And he hath taken you away with hooks, And your posterity with fish-hooks.
2 Thessalonians 2:13And we — we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,
Hebrews 6:13For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
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 →