Psalms 89:3

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 89

“I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,”Psalms 89:3

What Does Psalms 89:3 Mean?

Psalms 89:3 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 89, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Covenant, and Friendship.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 89:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Acts 2:30“Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;”Psalms 132:11“The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.”2 Samuel 7:10“Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,”Psalms 18:50“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.”2 Samuel 7:11“And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.”1 Kings 8:16“Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.”Psalms 89:28“My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.”Isaiah 38:5“Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.”Daniel 2:44“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”Hebrews 7:21“(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)”Genesis 9:16“And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.”2 Samuel 23:5“Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.”Psalms 89:34“My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”Jeremiah 30:9“But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.”Jeremiah 33:20“Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;”Ezekiel 34:23“And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.”Ezekiel 37:26“Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.”Romans 9:4“Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;”Ephesians 2:12“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”Leviticus 26:9“For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.”

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