Psalms 89 · Verse 33

Psalms 89:33

Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Psalms 89:33, King James Version

Psalms 89:33 in other translations

BSBBut I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
WEBBut I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
ASVBut my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
YLTAnd My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.
DARBYNevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor belie my faithfulness;
BBEBut I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.
WebsterNevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

What does Psalms 89:33 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 89:33 in the original Hebrew

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וְ֭חַסְדִּיVe.chas.diand covenant loyalty myH2617
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אָפִ֣יר'a.FirI will break offH6331
מֵֽעִמּ֑וֹme.'i.Mofrom with <the> himH5973
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר'a.sha.KerI will deal falselyH8266
בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי\׃be.'e.mu.na.Tiwith faithfulness myH530

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Cross references for Psalms 89:33

  • Isaiah 54:8-10

    In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

  • 2 Samuel 7:15

    But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

  • Lamentations 3:31-32

    For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • 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:

  • 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, …

  • 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 11:36

    And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  • 1 Kings 11:32

    (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)

  • 2 Samuel 7:13

    He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

  • 1 Kings 11:13

    Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:25

    For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

  • Psalms 89:39

    Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nevertheless.
2Sa 7:13,15; 1Ki 11:13,32,36; Isa 54:8-10; Jer 33:20-26
La 3:31,32; 1Co 15:25
not utterly take. Heb. not make void.
39; 1Sa 15:29
fail. Heb. lie.
Heb 6:18

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Context

  • Psalms 89:32

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

  • Psalms 89:33

    Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

  • Psalms 89:34

    My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Read all of Psalms 89

Psalms 89:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas no quitaré de él mi misericordia, ni falsearé mi verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je visiterai leur transgression avec la verge, et leur iniquité avec des coups;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber meine Güte werde ich nicht von ihm weichen lassen, und nicht verleugnen meine Treue.