Psalms 89:3

Psalms 89:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
• New International Version (NIV)You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant:
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:

Context of Psalms 89:3

1I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation. 2For I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness. I have made a covenant with mine elect, I have sworn unto David my servant: 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah. 5And the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.

Psalms 89:3 word by word

כָּרַ֣תִּֽי בְ֭רִית לִבְחִירִ֑י נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְדָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 89:3

• Psalms 89:28My loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;
• 2 Samuel 7:10And I will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly,
• 2 Samuel 23:5Although my house be not so before God, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For [this is] all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make [it] not to grow.
• 1 Kings 8:16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
• Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.
• Jeremiah 30:9But they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
• Jeremiah 33:20Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant [in respect] of the day, and my covenant [in respect] of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season,
• Ezekiel 34:23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
• Hosea 3:5Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and shall turn with fear toward Jehovah and toward his goodness, at the end of the days.
• Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
• Psalms 89:19Then thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
• Psalms 78:70And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
• Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
• Matthew 3:17and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
• Matthew 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.
• Psalms 89:35Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:

Commentaries on Psalms 89:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I have made a covenant with my chosen - I have made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and renewed it with Moses and Joshua in reference to the Israelites in general: but I have made one with David in especial relation to himself and posterity, of whom, according to the flesh, the Christ is to come. And this is the covenant with David: -Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I have made a covenant with my chosen - With my chosen one; that is, with David. The original is in the singular number, though by the Septuagint, and the Vulgate, and by Luther, it is rendered in the plural - chosen ones - elect. This is undoubtedly the language of God himself, though it is not expressly ascribed to him. The design is to describe the solemn promise which God had made to David and to his posterity. Compare Psalm 78:70-71. See also, on the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Lord has sworn by his own holiness (Psalm 89:35; see 110:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. The object of this faith expressed in God's words (2Sa 7:11-16). with--or literally, "to" my chosen--as the covenant is in the form of a promise.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 89:3

• Church
• David

In the dictionaries

• David
• Alter
• Covenant
• Ethan
• Exact
• Forsake
• Job, Book of
• Stand
• Visit
• Covenant, in the Old Testament

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