Tree of Life Version
Psalms 89:30
30His seed I will establish forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
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 also will set him as firstborn— the highest of the kings of earth. 29I will maintain My love for him forever, and My covenant with him will be firm. His seed I will establish forever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 31If his sons forsake My Torah, and do not walk in My judgments, 32if they violate My decrees, and do not keep My mitzvot,
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 children keep My covenant and My law that I will teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne forever.”
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. If he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the strokes from sons of men.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“Now you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for Adonai searches all hearts and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- 2 Chronicles 7:17“As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all that I have commanded you, keeping My statutes and My ordinances,
- Psalms 119:53Burning indignation grips me, because of the wicked who forsake Your Torah.
- Proverbs 4:2For I give you sound learning— do not forsake my instruction.
- Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake Torah praise the wicked, but those who keep Torah stir them up.
- Jeremiah 9:13but have walked after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baalim that their fathers taught them.
- Ezekiel 18:9walks in My laws and keeps My statutes, behaving honestly. Such a person is just—he will surely live.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Ezekiel 20:19I am Adonai your God. Walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances and do them.
- Luke 1:6Together they were righteous before Adonai, walking without fault in all His commandments and instructions.
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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