Tree of Life Version
Psalms 89:35
35I will not violate My covenant, nor alter what My lips have uttered.
Psalms 89:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- New International Version (NIV)Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness— and I will not lie to David—
- English Standard Version (ESV)Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
Context of Psalms 89:35
33then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with flogging. 34But I will not withdraw My lovingkindness from him, nor will I betray My faithfulness. I will not violate My covenant, nor alter what My lips have uttered. 36Once for all I have sworn by My holiness —surely I will not lie to David— 37his descendants will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me,
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:35 word by word
אַ֭חַת נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁ֑י אִֽם־לְדָוִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:35
- Psalms 110:4Adonai has sworn, and will not change His mind: “You are a Kohen forever according to the order of Melechizedek .”
- Psalms 132:11Adonai has sworn to David a true promise He will not revoke: “From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne—
- Amos 4:2My Lord Adonai has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, days are coming upon you when he will drag you away with meat-hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.
- Amos 8:7Adonai swore by the Pride of Jacob: “Never will I forget all their deeds!
- Hebrews 6:13Now when God made His promise to Abraham—since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Ruach and belief in the truth.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Once have I sworn - I have made one determination on this head, and have bound myself by my holiness; it is impossible that I should change, and there needs no second oath, the one already made is of endless obligation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Once have I sworn by my holiness - That is, once for all; - a single oath - an oath once taken by me - makes it certain. To swear by his “holiness” is to pledge his own holy nature; to make it as certain as that he is holy; to stake the whole question of his holiness on that. That is, If this should not be accomplished - if he should fail in this - it would prove that he was not a holy God. That I will not lie unto David - Margin, as in Hebrew, “if I…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. 35holiness: The Lord is completely different from the created world (Psalm 22:3). His character is entirely pure. He acts according to his will (Psalm 115:3) and chooses to be faithful (89:1; 115:1). Therefore, he cannot lie.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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