Psalms 89:29
in Psalms 89I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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ASV
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
KJV
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
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This verse in Psalms 89
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHis seed also will I make to endure for ever,.... Not a race of kings from David, which ended at the Babylonish captivity; not the natural seed of David, not the Messiah himself, who sprung from him, but the Messiah's spiritual seed, which were given him by the Father, adopted through him, regenerated by his Spirit and grace, begotten through his Gospel, and the ministry of it, and born again in his church, and to whom he stands in the relation of the everlasting Father, Isa 9:
This site's exposition
his horn be exalted
on Psalms 89:24-29
My faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him sets the paired words of verse 1 now resting on David personally, and I will set his hand also in the sea, his right hand in the rivers describes a dominion from coast to river, the language of a kingship reaching past one nation's borders. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth is read by the older Christian writers as reaching past David to the greater son the covenant ultimately secures, a reading they hold by name rather than a claim the psalm states outright. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven repeats the covenant's own terms from verse 4, now sworn in the fullest language the psalm will use.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
on Psalms 89:29-36
(1.) If we apply it to David, by his seed we are to understand his successors, Solomon and the following kings of Judah, who descended from the loins of David. It is supposed that they might degenerate, and not walk in the spirit and steps of their father David; in such a case they must expect to come under divine rebukes, such as the house of David was at this time under,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Psalms 89:19-37
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 (Ps 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Psalms 89:28-37
This relation is perpetual with David's descendants, as a whole typical in official position of his last greatest descendant. Hence though in personal relations any of them might be faithless and so punished, their typical relation shall continue. His oath confirms His promise, and the most enduring objects of earth and heaven illustrate its perpetual force (Ps 72:5, 7, 17).
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י | vesamti | and I will establish | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לָעַ֣ד | laad | for ever | H5703 → | 49 times |
| זַרְע֑וֹ | zaro | offspring his | H2233 → | 229 times |
| וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ | vekhiso | and throne his | H3678 → | 135 times |
| כִּימֵ֥י | kimei | like [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| שָׁמָֽיִם׃ | shamayim | [the] heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יand I will establish
vesamtiH7760 →584 times
לָעַ֣דfor ever
laadH5703 →49 times
זַרְע֑וֹoffspring his
zaroH2233 →229 times
וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹand throne his
vekhisoH3678 →135 times
כִּימֵ֥יlike [the] days of
kimeiH3117 →2304 times
שָׁמָֽיִם׃[the] heavens
shamayimH8064 →421 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness…
it leads to
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms…
- Daniel 7:14
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is…
- 2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- Psalms 45:4–6
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- Luke 1:32–33
Through
Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms…
it leads to
- Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Psalms 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
- Matthew 28:18
Through
Psalms 89:36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
it leads to
- Psalms 72:5
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 72:5
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About Psalms
This page draws on Augustine, Expositions on the Psalms; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.