Psalms 132 · Verse 11

Psalms 132:11

The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Psalms 132:11, King James Version

Psalms 132:11 in other translations

BSBThe LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
WEBThe LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
ASVJehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
YLTJehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.
DARBYJehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;
BBEThe Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.
WebsterThe LORD hath sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

What does Psalms 132:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 132:10-12

10-12. For thy servant David's sake--that is, On account of the promise made to him. turn ... anointed--Repulse not him who, as David's descendant, pleads the promise to perpetuate his royal line. After reciting the promise, substantially from 2Sa 7:12-16 (compare Ac 2:30, &c.), an additional plea,

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The Lord hath sworn - As David sware to the Lord, so the Lord swears to David that he will establish his throne, and place his posterity on it: and that he had respect to David's Antitype, we learn from St. Peter, Act 2:30 (note), where see the note. This verse with the following refers to the spiritual David, and the Christian Church.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 132:11-18
The Lord never turns from us when we plead the covenant with his anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. How vast is the love of God to man, that he should speak thus concerning his church! It is his desire to dwell with us; yet how little do we desire to dwell with him! He abode in Zion till the sins of Israel caused him to give them up to the spoilers. Forsake us not, O God, and deliver us not in like manner, sinful though we are. God's people have a special blessing on common enjoyments, and that blessing puts peculiar sweetness into them. Zion's poor have reason to be content with a little of this world, because they have better things prepared for them. God will abundantly bless the nourishment of the new man, and satisfy the poor in spirit with the bread of life. He gives more than we ask, and when he gives salvation, he will give abundant joy. God would bring to nothing every design formed to destroy the house of David, until King Messiah should arise out of it, to sit upon the throne of his Father. In him all the promises centre. His enemies, who will not have him to reign over them, shall at the last day be clothed with shame and confusion for ever.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 132:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נִשְׁבַּֽע\־nish.ba'-he swore an oathH7650
יְהוָ֨ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְדָוִ֡דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
אֱמֶת֮'e.MetfaithfulnessH571
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָשׁ֪וּבya.Shuvhe will turn backH7725
מִ֫מֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahfrom itH4480
מִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.Rione of [the] fruit ofH6529
בִטְנְךָ֑vit.ne.Khabelly yourH990
אָ֝שִׁ֗ית'a.ShitI will setH7896
לְכִסֵּא\־le.khi.se'-to throneH3678
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhof you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 132:11

  • 2 Samuel 7:12

    And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • Acts 2:30

    Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

  • Psalms 89:3-4

    I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

  • Psalms 110:4

    The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:16

    Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

  • Hebrews 6:18

    That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  • Luke 1:69-70

    And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

  • Luke 1:32

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Jeremiah 33:20-26

    Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, …

  • 2 Samuel 7:16

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • 1 Samuel 15:29

    And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

  • 1 Kings 8:25

    Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

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sworn.
89:3,4,33,37; 110:4; 1Sa 15:29; Jer 33:20-26; Heb 6:18
Of the fruit.
2Sa 7:12; 1Ki 8:25; 2Ch 6:16; Lu 1:69,70; Ac 2:30
body. Heb. belly.

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Context

  • Psalms 132:10

    For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

  • Psalms 132:11

    The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

  • Psalms 132:12

    If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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Psalms 132:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En verdad juró Jehová á David, no se apartará de ellos: Del fruto de tu vientre pondré sobre tu trono.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’ Éternel a juré à David en vérité, il n’en reviendra pas: Je mettrai du fruit de ton ventre sur ton trône.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova hat dem David geschworen in Wahrheit, er wird nicht davon abweichen: "Von der Frucht deines Leibes will ich auf deinen Thron setzen.