Psalms 89:4

Psalms 89:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)'I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.'" Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah
• New Living Translation (NLT)‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude

Context of Psalms 89:4

2I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. 3You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, ‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ” 5The heavens praise your wonders, Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. 6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?

Psalms 89:4 word by word

עַד־ע֭וֹלָם אָכִ֣ין זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וּבָנִ֨יתִי לְדֹר־וָד֖וֹר כִּסְאֲךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• will I establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• and build upבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thy throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• to allדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 89:4

• Psalms 89:1I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
• Psalms 132:12If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”
• 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Kings 9:5I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
• 1 Chronicles 17:10and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. “ ‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you:
• 1 Chronicles 22:10He is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
• Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Zechariah 12:8On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them.
• Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
• Luke 20:41Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?
• Acts 13:32“We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors
• Romans 1:3regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David,
• Romans 15:12And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
• Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

Commentaries on Psalms 89:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations - And this covenant had most incontestably Jesus Christ in view. This is the seed, or posterity, that should sit on the throne, and reign for ever and ever. David and his family are long since become extinct; none of his race has sat on the Jewish throne for more than two thousand years: but the Christ has reigned invariably since that time, and will reign till all his enemies…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thy seed will I establish for ever - Thy children; thy posterity. The reference is to his successors on the throne. The promise was that there should not fail to be one on his throne; that is, that his dynasty should never become extinct. See 2 Samuel 7:16: “And thy house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever.” Compare also 1 Kings 2:4. The word rendered “establish” means properly to fit; then…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The psalmist repeats God's covenant with David (see also Psalm 89:19–37).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