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I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what my lips have uttered.
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God's Unbreakable Promise
Commentators emphasize that God's promise is absolutely secure. He declares He will not 'break' (or 'profane') His covenant, nor 'alter' His word. Unlike human promises, which can be broken or changed, God's declarations are backed by His unchanging character. What He has spoken will be performed exactly as He said it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My covenant will I not break - literally, I will not pollute, defile, profane. See the notes at Psalms 89:31, where the same word i…
19th Century
Baptist
My covenant I will not break, nor alter the thing that has gone out of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness that I will not lie to David. …
16th Century
Protestant
My covenant will I not break. Since the true knowledge of God’s mercy can only be obtained from His word, He urges us to keep our eyes int…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My covenant will I not break Not the covenant at Sinai, as Aben Ezra, but the covenant of grace made with Christ, an…
The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King, Priest, an…
