New Living Translation
Psalms 89:28
28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end.
Psalms 89:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
- New International Version (NIV)I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm for him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
Context of Psalms 89:28
26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ 27I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth. I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end. 29I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven. 30But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations,
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:28 word by word
לְ֭עוֹלָ֗ם אֶשְׁמָר ל֣וֹ חַסְדִּ֑י וּ֝בְרִיתִ֗י נֶאֱמֶ֥נֶת לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:28
- 2 Samuel 7:15But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight.
- Isaiah 54:10For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
- Isaiah 55:3“Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.
- Acts 13:32“And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors,
- Psalms 89:34No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.
- Psalms 111:5He gives food to those who fear him; he always remembers his covenant.
- 2 Samuel 23:5“Is it not my family God has chosen? Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me. His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail. He will ensure my safety and success.
- Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other,
Commentaries on Psalms 89:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore - I will not withdraw my favor from him, nor from his posterity, Psalm 89:33-36. In him, and in his Great Descendant, the throne shall be established forever. This dominion will not be like the changing dynasties of this world, but will be perpetual and eternal. And my covenant shall stand fast with him - See 2 Samuel 7:14-16; 2 Samuel 23:5. It shall be firm, or established with him and his family.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. 26-29The Lord adopted David as his son, appointed him as his commander over the nations, and promised to support him forever. Verse 26 recalls a verse from David’s song of praise (2 Samuel 22:47).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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