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Psalms 89:34 Cross-References

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My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Psalms 89:34 (KJV)

Commentary on Psalms 89:34

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. God reinforces His commitment with a double negative emphasizing the absolute immutability of His covenant word. My covenant will I not break (lōʾ-ʾăḥal-lêl bə-rî-ṯî, לֹא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי) uses ḥillēl (חִלֵּל), the same verb from verse 31 meaning to profane, violate, break. Humans may profane God's covenant (v. 31), but God will never profane His own covenant. This is emphatic contrast: they may break it, but I will not.Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips employs ûmô-ṣāʾ śə-p̄ā-ṯay lōʾ ʾăšan-neh (וּמוֹ...

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