Psalms 89:27
25 I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- KJV
- Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
- WEB
- I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- ASV
- I also will make him [my] first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
- DARBY
- And as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- BLB
- I also appoint him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil gjøre ham til den førstefødte, til den høyeste blant kongene på jorden.
- OTB
- Jeg vil også utnevne ham som min førstefødte,
Den høyeste av jordens konger. - B1930
- Og jeg vil gjøre ham til den førstefødte, til den høieste blandt kongene på jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Read in contextColossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
Read in contextRomans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Read in contextRevelation 19:16
And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Read in contextPsalms 2:7
I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
Read in contextPsalms 72:11
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
Read in contextNumbers 24:7
Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
Read in contextExodus 4:22
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
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