Psalms 89:30

89:29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

KJV

If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

89:31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; break: Heb. profane

What does Psalms 89:30 mean?

Psalms 89:30 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), עָזַב (ʻâzab), תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh).

Hebrew interlinear

his

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

forsakeעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

law,תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

and

walkיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

not

judgments;מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

Topics

Afflictions Anger of God, the Covenant, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:30.

Leviticus 26:43

The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.

Leviticus 26:46

These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

Numbers 15:16

One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:30 say?

Psalms 89:30 (King James Version) reads: "If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;"

Is Psalms 89:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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