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Psalms 89:29

27 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.

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,

31 if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

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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 establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
KJV
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
WEB
I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
ASV
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
DARBY
And I will establish his seed for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
BLB
And I will establish His seed forever, and his throne like the days of the heavens.
ÅB
Og jeg vil la hans avkom bli til evig tid og hans trone som himmelens dager.
OTB
Slik vil jeg sikre hans etterkommere for all tid,
Og hans trone så varig som himmelens dager.
B1930
Og jeg vil la hans avkom bli til evig tid og hans trone som himmelens dager.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Psalms 89:4

    ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah

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  • Deuteronomy 11:21

    so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

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  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

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  • Psalms 89:36

    his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

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  • Daniel 2:44

    In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

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  • Luke 1:32–33

    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

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  • 1 Chronicles 17:11–12

    And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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  • Isaiah 59:21

    “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.

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