Psalms 89:35
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
Psalms 89:35 in other translations
| BSB | Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David— |
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| WEB | Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David. |
| ASV | Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David: |
| YLT | Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David, |
| DARBY | Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David: |
| BBE | I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David. |
| Webster | Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David. |
What does Psalms 89:35 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Psalms 89:35 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 89:35
- 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.
- Hebrews 6:13
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
- Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- Hebrews 6:17
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
- Amos 4:2
The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
- Psalms 110:4
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Amos 8:7
The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 89:34
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
- Psalms 89:35
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- Psalms 89:36
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalms 89:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Una vez he jurado por mi santidad, que no mentiré á David. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je ne violerai point mon alliance, et je ne changerai pas ce qui est sorti de mes lèvres. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Einmal habe ich geschworen bei meiner Heiligkeit: Wenn ich dem David lüge! |