Psalms 89:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;

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  • Ps 132:11 : 11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.
  • 2 Sam 7:10-16 : 10 And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first, 11 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings. 12 And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong. 13 He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever. 14 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men; 15 But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. 16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
  • 1 Kgs 8:16 : 16 From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.
  • Jer 30:9 : 9 But they will be servants to the Lord their God and to David their king, whom I will give back to them.
  • Jer 33:20-21 : 20 The Lord has said: If it is possible for my agreement of the day and the night to be broken, so that day and night no longer come at their fixed times, 21 Then my agreement with my servant David may be broken, so that he no longer has a son to take his place on the seat of the kingdom; and my agreement with the Levites, the priests, my servants.
  • Ezek 34:23-24 : 23 And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper. 24 And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.
  • Hos 3:5 : 5 And after that, the children of Israel will come back and go in search of the Lord their God and David their king; and they will come in fear to the Lord and to his mercies in the days to come.
  • Matt 3:17 : 17 And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
  • Matt 12:18-21 : 18 See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles. 19 His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets. 20 The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all. 21 And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
  • Acts 2:30 : 30 But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,
  • Heb 7:21 : 21 (For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever);
  • Ps 78:70 : 70 He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
  • Ps 89:19 : 19 Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.
  • Ps 89:28 : 28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.
  • Ps 89:34-35 : 34 I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed. 35 I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.
  • Ps 89:39 : 39 You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.
  • 2 Sam 23:5 : 5 For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
  • 2 Sam 3:9 : 9 May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,

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  • Ps 89:33-39
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    33 But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.

    34 I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.

    35 I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.

    36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.

    37 It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)

    38 But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.

    39 You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

  • Ps 89:19-21
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    19 Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

    20 I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.

    21 My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.

  • Ps 89:27-29
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    27 And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

    28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.

    29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.

  • Ps 132:11-13
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    11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

    12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

    13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

  • Ps 89:1-2
    2 verses
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    1 <Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.> My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

    2 For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

  • 4 I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)

  • 49 Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?

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    29 And the king took an oath, and said, By the living Lord, who has been my saviour from all my troubles,

    30 As I took an oath to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, Certainly Solomon your son will become king after me, seated on my seat in my place; so will I do this day.

  • Ps 89:24-25
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    24 But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.

    25 I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

  • 24 And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

  • 2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

  • Ps 105:8-9
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    8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

    9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

  • 15 For you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

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    12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

    13 I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;

    14 But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.

  • Ps 78:69-70
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    69 And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.

    70 He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;

  • 16 From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.

  • 106 I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

  • 18 Then I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.

  • 3 And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

  • 21 Then my agreement with my servant David may be broken, so that he no longer has a son to take his place on the seat of the kingdom; and my agreement with the Levites, the priests, my servants.

  • 23 By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

  • 5 Then I will make the seat of your rule over Israel certain for ever, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

  • 7 So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • Ps 2:6-7
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    6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.

    7 I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.

  • 25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

  • 4 The Lord has made an oath, and will not take it back. You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.

  • 24 And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.

  • 39 (So that I may send trouble for this on the seed of David, but not for ever.)

  • 6 But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.