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Psalms 89:35

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Covenant;   David;   God Continued...;   Government;   King;   Oath;   Thompson Chain Reference - God's;   Oaths;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Throne;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covenant, the;   Holiness of God, the;   Human Nature of Christ, the;   Kings;   Promises of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ethan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   David;   Oath;   Samuel, books of;   Type, typology;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Philippians, Theology of;   Testimony;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Covenant;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Moon;   Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Holy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethan;   Ezrahite;   Lie, Lying;   Lovingkindness;   Priests and Levites;   Psalms;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - David;   Holiness;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aḥa (aḥai) Iii.;   Covenant;   Holiness;   Lying;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Once and for allI have sworn an oath by my holiness;I will not lie to David.
Hebrew Names Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
King James Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
English Standard Version
Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
New Century Version
I have promised by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
New English Translation
Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.
Amplified Bible
"Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated]; I will not lie to David.
New American Standard Bible
"Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.
World English Bible
Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I haue sworne once by mine holines, that I will not fayle Dauid, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Once I have sworn by My holiness;I will not lie to David.
Berean Standard Bible
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness-I will not lie to David-
Contemporary English Version
I have sworn once and for all by my own holy name, and I won't lie to David.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will not profane my covenant or change what my lips have spoken.
Darby Translation
Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:
Easy-to-Read Version
By my holiness, I made a promise to him, and I would not lie to David.
George Lamsa Translation
Once have I sworn by my holiness to David, and I will not lie.
Good News Translation
"Once and for all I have promised by my holy name: I will never lie to David.
Lexham English Bible
Once I have sworn by my holiness, ‘I will surely not lie to David,
Literal Translation
Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My couenaunt wil I not breake, ner disanulle the thinge yt is gone out of my lippes.
American Standard Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
Bible in Basic English
I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.
King James Version (1611)
Once haue I sworne by my holinesse; that I will not lye vnto Dauid.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I haue sworne once by my holynesse: that I wyll not speake an vntrueth vnto Dauid.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.
English Revised Version
Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Onys Y swoor in myn hooli;
Update Bible Version
Once I have sworn by my holiness: I will not lie to David:
Webster's Bible Translation
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
New King James Version
Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
New Living Translation
I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:
New Life Bible
Once I have promised by My holy name, I will not lie to David.
New Revised Standard
Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
One thing, have I sworn by my holiness, Verily, to David, will I not lie;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(88-36) Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
Revised Standard Version
Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
Young's Literal Translation
Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.

Contextual Overview

19A long time ago you spoke in a vision, you spoke to your faithful beloved: "I've crowned a hero, I chose the best I could find; I found David, my servant, poured holy oil on his head, And I'll keep my hand steadily on him, yes, I'll stick with him through thick and thin. No enemy will get the best of him, no scoundrel will do him in. I'll weed out all who oppose him, I'll clean out all who hate him. I'm with him for good and I'll love him forever; I've set him on high—he's riding high! I've put Ocean in his one hand, River in the other; he'll call out, ‘Oh, my Father—my God, my Rock of Salvation!' Yes, I'm setting him apart as the First of the royal line, High King over all of earth's kings. I'll preserve him eternally in my love, I'll faithfully do all I so solemnly promised. I'll guarantee his family tree and underwrite his rule. If his children refuse to do what I tell them, if they refuse to walk in the way I show them, If they spit on the directions I give them and tear up the rules I post for them— I'll rub their faces in the dirt of their rebellion and make them face the music. But I'll never throw them out, never abandon or disown them. Do you think I'd withdraw my holy promise? or take back words I'd already spoken? I've given my word, my whole and holy word; do you think I would lie to David? His family tree is here for good, his sovereignty as sure as the sun, Dependable as the phases of the moon, inescapable as weather."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Once: Psalms 110:4, Psalms 132:11, Amos 4:2, Amos 8:7, Hebrews 6:13, Hebrews 6:17

that I will not lie: Heb. If I lie, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Titus 1:2

Reciprocal: Numbers 23:19 - God 2 Samuel 3:9 - as the Lord 1 Kings 14:26 - he took away 2 Chronicles 1:9 - let thy promise Psalms 60:6 - God Psalms 89:3 - sworn Psalms 89:49 - thou Psalms 108:7 - spoken Isaiah 9:7 - the increase Isaiah 55:3 - the sure Luke 1:33 - he Acts 13:23 - this Acts 15:16 - build again the tabernacle

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Once have I sworn by my holiness,.... Swearing is ascribed to God after the manner of men, and is done in condescension to the weakness of his people, and to remove doubts and hesitations from them, relating to things spiritual and eternal; as to his everlasting love to them, his covenant with them in Christ, and their perseverance in his grace; and it is made by himself, or one or other of his perfections, as here by his "holiness"; see Amos 4:2, and indeed his holiness being his nature, is no other than he himself, the holy God; and because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, that as sure as he was, and was holy, just, and true, he would make good what he promises, Hebrews 6:13 and this is done but once, once for all, that being sufficient; it need not be repeated, nor is it ever revoked; when he swears, he never repents of it, nor changes his mind; and it is to show the immutability of his counsel that he swears at all,

Psalms 110:4,

that I will not lie unto David; he will not lie to any, he cannot, it is impossible he should; it would be to deny himself, it is contrary to his being as God, he is not a man that he should lie; it is contrary to his character as the God of truth; he will not lie, neither in his counsel nor covenant, in his purposes nor promises; these are the two immutable things, in which it is impossible he should lie: and he has swore to it that he will not lie to David, to David's son the Messiah, with whom the covenant is made, and stands fast; all the prophecies concerning him he has fulfilled; and all the promises made to him of help and assistance, as man and Mediator, in his work, and of the reward of it, a glory with him, he has made good.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Once have I sworn by my holiness - That is, once for all; - a single oath - an oath once taken by me - makes it certain. To swear by his “holiness” is to pledge his own holy nature; to make it as certain as that he is holy; to stake the whole question of his holiness on that. That is, If this should not be accomplished - if he should fail in this - it would prove that he was not a holy God.

That I will not lie unto David - Margin, as in Hebrew, “if I lie.” The meaning is, He would be found faithful to the promise. See Psalms 89:3-4; compare 2 Samuel 7:8-16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 89:35. Once have I sworn — I have made one determination on this head, and have bound myself by my holiness; it is impossible that I should change, and there needs no second oath, the one already made is of endless obligation.


 
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