Psalms 132:11

Psalms 132:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: “I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.

Context of Psalms 132:11

9May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And may Your godly ones sing for joy. 10For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn away the face of Your anointed. The Lord has sworn to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “I will set upon your throne one from the fruit of your body. 12If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.” 13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it as His dwelling place.

Psalms 132:11 word by word

נִשְׁבַּֽע־יְהוָ֨ה׀ לְדָוִ֡ד אֱמֶת֮ לֹֽא־יָשׁ֪וּב מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּה מִפְּרִ֥י בִטְנְךָ֑ אָ֝שִׁ֗ית לְכִסֵּא־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• A truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• from which He will not turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• I will setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• upon your throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• from the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of your bodyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: bodyH990

Cross-references for Psalms 132:11

• Psalms 89:3“I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to My servant David,
• Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
• 1 Samuel 15:29Also the Glory of Israel will not lie nor change His mind; for He is not a man, that He would change His mind.”
• Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time,
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us.
• 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are finished and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from you, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Kings 8:25Now then, Lord, God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not be deprived of a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful about their way, to walk before Me as you have walked.’
• 2 Chronicles 6:16Now then, Lord, God of Israel, keep to Your servant David, my father, that which You promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay attention to their way, to walk in My Law as you have walked before Me.’
• Luke 1:69And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David--
• Acts 2:30So because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

Commentaries on Psalms 132:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David - He has made a gracious promise, confirmed by an oath, which we may plead in our present necessities. That promise was made “in truth,” that is, sincerely - so that it will certainly be carried out - so that we may appeal to God, on the ground of his faithfulness, to keep his word. He will not turn from it - We may be certain that he will carry it out. We may appeal to him on the basis of that promise with the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 The Lord never turns from us when we plead the covenant with his anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. How vast is the love of God to man, that he should speak thus concerning his church! It is his desire to dwell with us; yet how little do we desire to dwell with him! He abode in Zion till the sins of Israel caused him to give them up to the spoilers. Forsake us not, O God, and deliver us not in like manner, sinful though we are. God's people…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The LORD swore an oath to David (2 Samuel 7:4–16): God's promise is unconditional, but the covenant depends on conditions (If … then). Those who break God's covenant should expect God's judgment as discipline (see Psalm 89:30–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. For thy servant David's sake--that is, On account of the promise made to him. turn ... anointed--Repulse not him who, as David's descendant, pleads the promise to perpetuate his royal line. After reciting the promise, substantially from 2Sa 7:12-16 (compare Ac 2:30, &c.), an additional plea,Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 132:11

• David
• God
• Oath
• Prophecy
• Solomon
• Throne

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Commentaries on Psalms 132

• 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