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Psalms 89:29
29I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.
Psalms 89:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Context of Psalms 89:29
27I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth. 28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end. I 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, 31if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:29 word by word
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י לָעַ֣ד זַרְע֑וֹ וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ כִּימֵ֥י שָׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:29
- Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude
- Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David with a promise he will never take back: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.
- Isaiah 59:21“And this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Jeremiah 33:17For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- Isaiah 9:7His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!
- Ezekiel 37:24“My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees.
- Daniel 2:44“During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.
- Luke 1:32He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
- Psalms 21:4He asked you to preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life stretch on forever.
- Deuteronomy 11:21so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29His seed also will I make to endure for ever - This ean apply only to the spiritual David. The posterity of David are long since extinct, or so blended with the remaining Jews as to be utterly indiscernible; but Jesus ever liveth, and his seed (Christians) are spread, and are spreading over all nations; and his throne is eternal. As to his manhood, he is of the house and lineage of David; the government is upon his shoulders, and of its increase there…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29His seed also will I make to endure for ever - That is, His posterity shall occupy the throne: (a) this would have been true of his descendants, if they had been faithful to God, and had not revolted from him; (b) it is true of him who is the successor of David in his spiritual kingdom, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. Compare the notes at Isaiah 9:6-7. And his throne as the days of heaven - As long as the heavens endure; that is, to the end of the world…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. 29The Lord displays his faithfulness in the heavens, across his whole creation (see Psalm 89:2). In the same way, he confirms his commitment to the kings that would come from David's family.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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