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Psalms 89:33
33But I will not take my faithful love away from David. I will always be faithful, and I will do what I have promised to him.
Psalms 89:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
- New International Version (NIV)but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
Context of Psalms 89:33
32I will punish them. Because of their sins, I will give them much pain. But I will not take my faithful love away from David. I will always be faithful, and I will do what I have promised to him. 34I will not spoil the covenant that I have made with him. I will always keep my promises. 35I made that promise to David at one time, and that will not change. I promised him by my holy name and I will never deceive him.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:33 word by word
וְ֭חַסְדִּי לֹֽא־אָפִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־אֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:33
- 2 Samuel 7:13He is the man who will build a house for me. People will give honour to my name there. I will cause his descendants to rule as kings for ever.
- 1 Kings 11:13But I will not take away the whole kingdom from him. I will leave one tribe for him to rule as king. I will do this because King David served me faithfully, and because I have chosen Jerusalem as my special city.’
- Isaiah 54:8For a moment I became very angry with you, and I turned away from you. But now I will be kind to you, because my love for you continues for ever.’ That is what the Lord, your Redeemer, says.
- Jeremiah 33:20‘I, the Lord, say to you, “The day and the night will always come at their proper times. I have made that agreement with them, and nobody can stop it.
- Lamentations 3:31The Lord does not turn against people for ever.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25Christ himself must rule as king until he has won against all his enemies.
- Psalms 89:39You have spoiled the covenant that you made with your servant. You have thrown his crown into the dirt.
- 1 Samuel 15:29The great God who rules over Israel always does what he says he will do. He does not change his mind. People may change their minds, but he does not!’
- Hebrews 6:18Those two things can never change. God cannot tell a lie. As a result, we can be brave and strong. We have trusted God to keep us safe with him. We should also expect to receive the good things that he has promised to give us.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:33
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Nevertheless my loving-kindness - My mercy; my favor. I will not utterly cast him off. He shall not be in the condition of those who are my enemies, or who are entirely forsaken. Will I not utterly take from him - Margin, “I will not make void from.” The Hebrew word - פרר pârar - means to break, to break in pieces; then, to violate, as a covenant; then, to make vain, to bring to nought, to frustrate; then, to annul, to abolish. The idea here is that of…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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