Psalm 89:29
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:29 Lit seed
Psalm 89:29
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(A)
Psalm 89:29-37
The Message
19-37 A long time ago you spoke in a vision,
you spoke to your faithful beloved:
“I’ve crowned a hero,
I chose the best I could find;
I found David, my servant,
poured holy oil on his head,
And I’ll keep my hand steadily on him,
yes, I’ll stick with him through thick and thin.
No enemy will get the best of him,
no scoundrel will do him in.
I’ll weed out all who oppose him,
I’ll clean out all who hate him.
I’m with him for good and I’ll love him forever;
I’ve set him on high—he’s riding high!
I’ve put Ocean in his one hand, River in the other;
he’ll call out, ‘Oh, my Father—my God, my Rock of Salvation!’
Yes, I’m setting him apart as the First of the royal line,
High King over all of earth’s kings.
I’ll preserve him eternally in my love,
I’ll faithfully do all I so solemnly promised.
I’ll guarantee his family tree
and underwrite his rule.
If his children refuse to do what I tell them,
if they refuse to walk in the way I show them,
If they spit on the directions I give them
and tear up the rules I post for them—
I’ll rub their faces in the dirt of their rebellion
and make them face the music.
But I’ll never throw them out,
never abandon or disown them.
Do you think I’d withdraw my holy promise?
or take back words I’d already spoken?
I’ve given my word, my whole and holy word;
do you think I would lie to David?
His family tree is here for good,
his sovereignty as sure as the sun,
Dependable as the phases of the moon,
inescapable as weather.”
Psalm 89:29-37
New American Standard Bible
30 “If his sons (D)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [b]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the (E)rod,
And their guilt with [c]afflictions.
33 But I will not [d]withhold (F)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
34 I will not [e]violate My (G)covenant,
Nor will I (H)alter [f]the utterance of My lips.
35 [g]Once I have (I)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 His [h](J)descendants shall endure forever,
And his (K)throne (L)as the sun before Me.
37 It shall be established forever (M)like the moon,
And a (N)witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:29 Lit seed
- Psalm 89:31 Lit profane
- Psalm 89:32 Or plagues
- Psalm 89:33 Lit break
- Psalm 89:34 Lit profane
- Psalm 89:34 Lit that which goes forth
- Psalm 89:35 Or One thing
- Psalm 89:36 Lit seed
Psalm 89:29-37
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(A)
30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,(B)
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges,(C)
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.(D)
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(E)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(F)
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(G)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
Psalm 89:29-37
The Message
19-37 A long time ago you spoke in a vision,
you spoke to your faithful beloved:
“I’ve crowned a hero,
I chose the best I could find;
I found David, my servant,
poured holy oil on his head,
And I’ll keep my hand steadily on him,
yes, I’ll stick with him through thick and thin.
No enemy will get the best of him,
no scoundrel will do him in.
I’ll weed out all who oppose him,
I’ll clean out all who hate him.
I’m with him for good and I’ll love him forever;
I’ve set him on high—he’s riding high!
I’ve put Ocean in his one hand, River in the other;
he’ll call out, ‘Oh, my Father—my God, my Rock of Salvation!’
Yes, I’m setting him apart as the First of the royal line,
High King over all of earth’s kings.
I’ll preserve him eternally in my love,
I’ll faithfully do all I so solemnly promised.
I’ll guarantee his family tree
and underwrite his rule.
If his children refuse to do what I tell them,
if they refuse to walk in the way I show them,
If they spit on the directions I give them
and tear up the rules I post for them—
I’ll rub their faces in the dirt of their rebellion
and make them face the music.
But I’ll never throw them out,
never abandon or disown them.
Do you think I’d withdraw my holy promise?
or take back words I’d already spoken?
I’ve given my word, my whole and holy word;
do you think I would lie to David?
His family tree is here for good,
his sovereignty as sure as the sun,
Dependable as the phases of the moon,
inescapable as weather.”
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