God’s Word Translation
Psalms 89:3
3⌞You said,⌟ “I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:
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 forever about the evidence of your mercy, O Lord. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation. 2I said, “Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens.” ⌞You said,⌟ “I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David: 4‘I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.’ ” Selah 5O Lord, the heavens praise your miracles and your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
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כָּרַ֣תִּֽי בְ֭רִית לִבְחִירִ֑י נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְדָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:3
- Psalms 89:28My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable.
- 2 Samuel 7:10I will make a place for my people Israel and plant them there. They will live in their own place and not be troubled anymore. The wicked will no longer oppress them as they used to do
- 2 Samuel 23:5“Truly, God considers my house to be that way, because he has made a lasting promise to me, with every detail arranged and assured. ⌞He promised⌟ everything that helps me, everything that pleases me. Truly, he makes these things happen.
- 1 Kings 8:16‘Ever since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I didn’t choose any city in any of the tribes of Israel as a place to build a temple for my name. But now I’ve chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
- Isaiah 55:3Open your ears, and come to me! Listen so that you may live! I will make an everlasting promise to you— the blessings I promised to David.
- Jeremiah 30:9You will serve the Lord your God and David your king. I will establish him for you.
- Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the Lord says: Suppose you could break my arrangement with day and night so that they wouldn’t come at their proper time.
- Ezekiel 34:23Then I will place one shepherd over them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 3:5After that, the Israelites will turn and look to the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord for his blessings in the last days.
- Luke 1:32He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
- Psalms 89:19Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: “I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.
- Psalms 78:70He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.
- Isaiah 42:1Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 3:17Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love—my Son with whom I am pleased.”
- Matthew 12:18“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and in whom I delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the nations.
- Psalms 89:35On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to 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
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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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