Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 89:36
36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
Psalms 89:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
- New International Version (NIV)that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;
- English Standard Version (ESV)His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;
Context of Psalms 89:36
34I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. 35Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David— his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah 38Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:36 word by word
זַ֭רְעוֹ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִהְיֶ֑ה וְכִסְא֖וֹ כַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ נֶגְדִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 89:36
- Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
- 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Isaiah 59:21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
- John 12:34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
- Psalms 72:5May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
- Luke 1:33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
Commentaries on Psalms 89:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36His throne as the son - Splendid and glorious! dispensing light, heat, life, and salvation to all mankind.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36His seed shall endure forever - His posterity. See the notes at Psalm 89:29. There, the expression is, “his throne as the days of heaven.” Here it is, “his throne as the sun before me.” The meaning is the same. It would stand through all time. Compare the notes at Psalm 72:5.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
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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
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