New Living Translation
Psalms 89:30
30But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations,
Psalms 89:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
- New International Version (NIV)“If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
- English Standard Version (ESV)If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,
Context of Psalms 89:30
28I 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. But 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, 32then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:30 word by word
אִם־יַֽעַזְב֣וּ בָ֭נָיו תּוֹרָתִ֑י וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י לֹ֣א יֵלֵכֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:30
- Psalms 132:12If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant and the laws that I teach them, then your royal line will continue forever and ever.”
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
- 2 Chronicles 7:17“As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,
- Psalms 119:53I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions.
- Proverbs 4:2for I am giving you good guidance. Don’t turn away from my instructions.
- Proverbs 28:4To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.
- Jeremiah 9:13The Lord replies, “This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said.
- Ezekiel 18:9and faithfully obeys my decrees and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign Lord.
- Ezekiel 20:19‘I am the Lord your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations,
- Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30If his children forsake my law - See the notes on 2 Samuel 7:13, where this and some of the following verses are explained.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30If his children - His posterity; his successors on the throne. Forsake my law - If they are not regulated by it in the administration of their government, and in their private lives. It is here supposed that they might forsake his law, or fail to observe it; but still there is the assurance that the power would not depart permanently from the successors of David, but that it would be restored ultimately to that line, and be permanent and eternal. And walk…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. 30-37The Lord disciplines his children when they go astray, but he does not reject them. He knows they will break their trust and will need correction, yet he remains committed to keep his covenant. His faithfulness to David is like his faithfulness to the created world.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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