Psalms 89:31

Psalms 89:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
• New International Version (NIV)if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
• English Standard Version (ESV)if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

Context of Psalms 89:31

29His descendants I will establish forever, And his throne [will endure] as the days of heaven. 30“If his children turn away from My law And do not walk in My ordinances, If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, 32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod [of discipline], And [correct] their wickedness with stripes. 33Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

Psalms 89:31 word by word

אִם־חֻקֹּתַ֥י יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If they breakחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• not my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687

Cross-references for Psalms 89:31

• Psalms 55:20He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

Commentaries on Psalms 89:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31If they break my statutes - Margin, “profane.” The Hebrew word means to pollute or defile; and the idea is, If they practically contemn them; if they regard them as things of nought, or treat them with disdain as a polluted or defiled thing. It is in this way that the mass of mankind do regard the commands of God. They treat them with no respect; they practically class them among objects that are polluted, and that are to be avoided as defiled and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-37Verses 19-37 The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions and promises are fully…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-37The Lord disciplines his children when they go astray, but he does not reject them. He knows they will break their trust and will need correction, yet he remains committed to keep his covenant. His faithfulness to David is like his faithfulness to the created world.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 89:31

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Covenant
• David
• Government
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Alter
• Ethan
• Exact
• Forsake
• Job, Book of
• Stand
• Visit
• Break
• Ezrahite
• Faithful; Faithfulness

Commentaries on Psalms 89

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings