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Psalms 89:4

Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

KJV

Quoniam mille anni ante oculos tuos tamquam dies hesterna quæ præteriit : et custodia in nocte

Vulgate

ὅτι χίλια ἔτη ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ ἐχθὲς ἥτις διῆλθεν, καὶ φυλακὴ ἐν νυκτί.

LXX

Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. [Selah

ASV

כָּרַ֣תִּֽי בְ֭רִית לִ/בְחִירִ֑/י נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְ/דָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
הִכְרַתִּ֥י
hkrty
verb · 283×
י
y
adjective · 13×
י
y
noun · 280×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
נִשְׁבַּ֥ע
nshb'
verb · 182×

Prophecy

Typology

Covenant

Historic Christian voices

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

Chapter 9.—How Like the Prophecy About Christ in the 89th Psalm is to the Things Promised in Nathan’s Prophecy in the Books of Samuel. Wherefore also in the 89th Psalm, of which the title is, “An instruction for himself by Ethan the Israelite,” mention is made of the promises God made to king David, and some things are there added similar to those found in the Book of Samuel, s…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 17:10 — And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
  • 1Chr 22:10 — He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
  • 1Kgs 9:5 — Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
  • 2Cor 1:21 — Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
  • 2Sam 7:12 — And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • 2Sam 7:13 — He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • John 7:42 — Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
  • Luke 1:32 — He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
  • Ps 16:5 — The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
  • Ps 89:1 — I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
  • Ps 89:29 — His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
  • Ps 89:36 — His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
  • Ps 132:12 — If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
  • Rom 1:3 — Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;