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.
• New International Version (NIV)‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)'I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for 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

2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” 3“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: ‘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. 6For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?

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 mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
• Psalms 72:17His name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; All nations shall call Him blessed.
• Psalms 132:12If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”
• 2 Samuel 7:12“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Kings 9:5then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
• 1 Chronicles 17:10since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house.
• 1 Chronicles 22:10He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Zechariah 12:8In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.
• 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.
• Luke 20:41And He said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?
• Acts 13:32And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers.
• Romans 1:3concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
• Romans 15:12And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
• Philippians 2:9Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and 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