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A Promise for David & Christ
Commentators unanimously explain that this covenant has a dual fulfillment. While God made a specific promise to King David regarding his royal lineage, they see David as a 'type' or foreshadowing of his 'greater Son,' Jesus Christ. The ultimate, eternal establishment of the throne belongs to Christ, securing blessings for all believers.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 89:3
18th Century
Theologian
I have made a covenant with my chosen — With my chosen one; that is, with David. The original is in the singular number, though by …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 89:3
19th Century
Bishop
I have sworn. —The prophetic passage (2 Samuel 7:12 and following) is in the poet’s mind.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 89:3
19th Century
Preacher
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, (Psalms 89:3).
Well might the psalmist say, …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 89:3
16th Century
Theologian
I have made a covenant with my chosen. To more effectively confirm himself and all the godly in the faith of the Divine promise, he introd…
John Gill
On Psalms 89:3
17th Century
Pastor
I have made a covenant with my chosen
Not with Abraham, as the Targum expresses it: but with David, as in the follow…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 89:1–4
17th Century
Minister
Though our expectations may be disappointed, yet God's promises are established in the heavens, in His eternal counsels; they are out of the reach …