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Psalms 89:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Psalms 89:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 89 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,”
Psalms 89:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 89:3
I have made a covenant with my chosen (כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי)—The verb karat (to cut) recalls the ancient covenant ceremony where animals were cut and parties passed between the pieces (Genesis 15:17-18). God initiated this unilateral covenant with David, His bachir (chosen one). I have sworn unto David my servant (נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּי)—The divine oath (shaba) adds solemn gravity; God stakes His own name and character on this promise.This covenant (2 Samuel 7:12-16) promised David an eternal dynasty, fulfilled ultimately in Christ, the Son of David (Matthew 1:1). The term 'my ...
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Cross-References for Psalms 89:3
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“and will plant them”
“I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house”
“being a prophet”
“nor alter what my lips have uttered.”
“My mercy will I keep for him for evermore”
“yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant”
“but he with an oath by him that says of him”
“and my covenant of the night”
“and David their king”