Psalms 89:36

89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. that: Heb. if I lie

His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

KJV

His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

What does Psalms 89:36 mean?

Psalms 89:36 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זֶרַע (zeraʻ), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

His

seedזֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

shall

endure

for

ever,עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

and

his

throneכִּסֵּאkiççêʼ/kis-say'/H3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

the

sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh/sheh'-mesh/H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

before

me.

Topics

Covenant, the Promises of God, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:36.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 17:19

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Genesis 17:7

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Genesis 17:8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:36 say?

Psalms 89:36 (King James Version) reads: "His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me."

Is Psalms 89:36 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:36 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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