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Psalms 89:35
35Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness— and I will not lie to David—
Psalms 89:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:
Context of Psalms 89:35
33but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. 34I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness— and I will not lie to David— 36that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; 37it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:35 word by word
אַ֭חַת נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁ֑י אִֽם־לְדָוִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:35
- Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne.
- Amos 4:2The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness: “The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.
- Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.
- Hebrews 6:13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Once have I sworn - I have made one determination on this head, and have bound myself by my holiness; it is impossible that I should change, and there needs no second oath, the one already made is of endless obligation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Once have I sworn by my holiness - That is, once for all; - a single oath - an oath once taken by me - makes it certain. To swear by his “holiness” is to pledge his own holy nature; to make it as certain as that he is holy; to stake the whole question of his holiness on that. That is, If this should not be accomplished - if he should fail in this - it would prove that he was not a holy God. That I will not lie unto David - Margin, as in Hebrew, “if I…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. 35holiness: The Lord is completely different from the created world (Psalm 22:3). His character is entirely pure. He acts according to his will (Psalm 115:3) and chooses to be faithful (89:1; 115:1). Therefore, he cannot lie.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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