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Psalms 89:28

Covenant and promisesGod's love

26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not 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 unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

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  • Acts 13:32–34

    And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

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  • Jeremiah 33:20–21

    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;

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  • Isaiah 54:10

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:15–16

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

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  • Psalms 89:33–34

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

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  • Psalms 111:5

    He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

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  • Psalms 111:9

    He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

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