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Psalms 89:28

Covenant and promisesGod's love

26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

27 I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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.

30 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

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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.

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BSB
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
KJV
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
WEB
I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
ASV
My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
DARBY
My loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;
BLB
Forever I will keep for him My loving devotion, and My covenant will stand fast for him.
ÅB
Jeg vil bevare min miskunnhet mot ham til evig tid, og min pakt skal stå fast for ham.
OTB
Jeg vil opprettholde min miskunn for ham for evig,
Og min pakt skal være fast med ham.
B1930
Jeg vil bevare min miskunnhet mot ham til evig tid, og min pakt skal stå fast for ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.

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  • Acts 13:32–34

    And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

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  • Jeremiah 33:20–21

    “This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,

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  • Isaiah 54:10

    Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:15–16

    But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.

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  • Psalms 89:33–34

    But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

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  • Psalms 111:5

    He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.

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  • Psalms 111:9

    He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.

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