God’s Word Translation
Psalms 89:33
33But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.
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
31if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments, 32then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings. But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie. 34I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement. 35On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:33 word by word
וְ֭חַסְדִּי לֹֽא־אָפִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־אֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:33
- 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Kings 11:13However, I will not tear the whole kingdom away from you. I will give your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, ⌞the city⌟ that I chose.”
- Isaiah 54:8I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,” says the Lord your defender.
- 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.
- Lamentations 3:31“The Lord will not reject ⌞such⌟ people forever.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control.
- Psalms 89:39You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.
- 1 Samuel 15:29In addition, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind, because he is not a mortal who changes his mind.”
- Hebrews 6:18God did this so that we would be encouraged. God cannot lie when he takes an oath or makes a promise. These two things can never be changed. Those of us who have taken refuge in him hold on to the confidence we have been given.
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
Topics related to Psalms 89:33
In the dictionaries
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
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries