New King James Version
Psalms 89:3
3“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn 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 Living Translation (NLT)The Lord said, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him:
Context of Psalms 89:3
1I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. 2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” “I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: 4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah 5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
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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 I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
- 2 Samuel 7:10Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,
- 2 Samuel 23:5“Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?
- 1 Kings 8:16‘Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.
- Jeremiah 30:9But they shall serve the Lord their God, And David their king, Whom I will raise up for them.
- Jeremiah 33:20“Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season,
- Ezekiel 34:23I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days.
- Luke 1:32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
- Psalms 89:19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Psalms 78:70He also chose David His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;
- Isaiah 42:1“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
- Matthew 3:17And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- Matthew 12:18“Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.
- Psalms 89:35Once I have sworn by My holiness; 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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