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Psalms 89:27

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

KJV

I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.

ASV

ה֣וּא יִ֭קְרָאֵ/נִי אָ֣בִ/י אָ֑תָּה אֵ֝לִ֗/י וְ/צ֣וּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽ/י

Hebrew

I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.

YLT

I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
י
y
noun · 73×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
צ֥וּר
tsvr
noun · 75×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

'I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant: Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations.' See Ps. lxxxix. 3-4. God swore to David that his seed would sit upon his throne forever. And this is not fulfilled in any of David's natural descendants, for their kingdom ended with the Babylonian captivity and was never re…

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 9:22 — And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
  • Col 1:15 — Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
  • Col 1:15 — Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
  • Col 1:18 — And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
  • Col 1:18 — And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
  • Exod 4:22 — And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
  • Isa 49:7 — Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worshi
  • Matt 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
  • Num 24:7 — He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
  • Phil 2:9 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
  • Ps 2:6 — Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
  • Ps 2:7 — I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
  • Ps 2:7 — I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
  • Ps 2:8 — Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
  • Ps 2:10 — Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
  • Ps 72:11 — Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
  • Rev 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
  • Rev 19:16 — And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
  • Rom 8:29 — For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
  • Rom 8:29 — For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.