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Psalms 89:29
29Someone from his family will always be king. They will rule for ever, as long as there are skies above us.
Psalms 89:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Context of Psalms 89:29
27Also, I will make him my firstborn son. He will be the greatest of the kings of the earth. 28I will always love him with my faithful love. I will never change the covenant that I have made with him. Someone from his family will always be king. They will rule for ever, as long as there are skies above us. 30But I will punish his descendants, if they do not accept my laws. If they do not obey my teaching, my rules, or my commands,
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י לָעַ֣ד זַרְע֑וֹ וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ כִּימֵ֥י שָׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:29
- Psalms 89:4“Someone from your family will always be king. They will rule for ever.” ’ Selah.
- Psalms 132:11The Lord made a strong promise to David. He will not change what he has promised to do. The Lord said, ‘I will put one of your sons on your throne to rule as king.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11When you die, people will bury you in the grave of your ancestors. Then I will choose your descendant, one of your own sons, to become king. I will make his kingdom strong.
- Isaiah 59:21The Lord says, ‘This is the covenant that I make with those people. My Spirit is now with you, and he will not leave you. I have put my words into your mouth, and they will always be with you. They will continue to be in the mouths of your children, and your descendants for ever.’ That is what the Lord says.
- Jeremiah 33:17The Lord says, “One of David's descendants will always rule as king over the nation of Israel.
- Psalms 45:6God, you will continue to rule as king always and for ever. Your authority as king will bring justice to your people.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He will build a temple to give honour to my name. He will become my son and I will become his father. I will give him descendants to rule Israel as kings for ever.”
- Isaiah 9:7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.
- Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be their king. There will be one shepherd who takes care of them all. They will carefully obey my rules and my laws.
- Daniel 2:44During the time when those kings rule, the God of heaven will begin a new kingdom. That kingdom will continue for ever. No other people will ever have power over it. It will break up all those other kingdoms and it will destroy them. And it will continue for ever.
- Luke 1:32He will be great. People will call him the Son of the powerful God who is over all. The Lord God will make him king. He will rule as his ancestor King David ruled.
- Psalms 21:4He asked you to keep his life safe, and you gave to him a long life. His descendants will continue for ever.
- Deuteronomy 11:21Do these things so that you and your descendants will live long lives in the land. It is the land that the Lord promised to give to your ancestors. You will continue to live there while there is still a sky above the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29His seed also will I make to endure for ever - This ean apply only to the spiritual David. The posterity of David are long since extinct, or so blended with the remaining Jews as to be utterly indiscernible; but Jesus ever liveth, and his seed (Christians) are spread, and are spreading over all nations; and his throne is eternal. As to his manhood, he is of the house and lineage of David; the government is upon his shoulders, and of its increase there…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29His seed also will I make to endure for ever - That is, His posterity shall occupy the throne: (a) this would have been true of his descendants, if they had been faithful to God, and had not revolted from him; (b) it is true of him who is the successor of David in his spiritual kingdom, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. Compare the notes at Isaiah 9:6-7. And his throne as the days of heaven - As long as the heavens endure; that is, to the end of the world…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. 29The Lord displays his faithfulness in the heavens, across his whole creation (see Psalm 89:2). In the same way, he confirms his commitment to the kings that would come from David's family.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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