Psalms 89 · Verse 31

Psalms 89:31

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
Psalms 89:31, King James Version

Psalms 89:31 in other translations

BSBif they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
WEBif they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;
ASVIf they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments;
YLTIf My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,
DARBYIf they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:
BBEIf my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;
WebsterIf they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

What does Psalms 89:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:19-37

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 (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:19-37

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…

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Psalms 89:31 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.

אִם\־'im-ifH518
חֻקֹּתַ֥יchu.ko.Taistatutes myH2708
יְחַלֵּ֑לוּye.cha.Le.luthey will violateH2490
וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.Taiand commandments myH4687
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ\׃yish.Mo.ruthey will keepH8104

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

Cross references for Psalms 89:31

  • Psalms 55:20

    He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
break. Heb. profane.
55:20; *marg:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 89:30

    If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

  • Psalms 89:31

    If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

  • Psalms 89:32

    Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

Read all of Psalms 89

Psalms 89:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si profanaren mis estatutos, y no guardaren mis mandamientos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Si ses fils abandonnent ma loi et ne marchent pas dans mes ordonnances,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn sie meine Satzungen entweihen und meine Gebote nicht halten,