Psalm 89:28-37
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
28 I myself make him the firstborn,
Most High[a] over the kings of the earth.
29 Forever I will maintain my mercy for him;(A)
my covenant with him stands firm.
30 I will establish his dynasty forever,
his throne as the days of the heavens.
31 If his descendants forsake my teaching,(B)
do not follow my decrees,
32 If they fail to observe my statutes,
do not keep my commandments,
33 I will punish their crime with a rod
and their guilt with blows.
34 But I will not take my mercy from him,
nor will I betray my bond of faithfulness.(C)
35 I will not violate my covenant;
the promise of my lips I will not alter.(D)
36 By my holiness I swore once for all:(E)
I will never be false to David.
37 [b]His dynasty will continue forever,(F)
his throne, like the sun before me.
Footnotes
- 89:28 Most High: a divine title, which is here extended to David as God’s own king, cf. Ps 2:7–9; Is 9:5. As God rules over the members of the heavenly council (Ps 89:6–9), so David, God’s surrogate, rules over earthly kings.
- 89:37–38 Like the sun before me…like the sky: as enduring as the heavenly lights, cf. Ps 89:2–5 and Ps 72:5, 17.
Psalm 144:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 You give victory to kings;
you delivered David your servant.(A)
From the menacing sword
1 Samuel 2:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 The Lord’s foes shall be shattered;
the Most High in heaven thunders;
the Lord judges the ends of the earth.
May he give strength to his king,
and exalt the horn of his anointed!”(A)
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