And I will setוְשַׂמְתִּיhis offspringזַרְעוֹforever,לָעַדand his throneוְכִסְאוֹlike the daysכִּימֵיof the heavens.שָׁמָיִם
Psalms 89:29
Study it in the app“And I will set his offspring forever, and his throne like the days of the heavens.”
Even if David's sons fail, God says he will not withdraw his steadfast loveFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:29, word by word
- And I will setשַׂמְתִּיsamti
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “samti” appears- his offspringזַרְעzar
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appears- foreverעַדad
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ad” appears- and his throneכִסְאchis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “chis” appears- like the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of the heavensשָׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
28Forever I will keep for him my loyal love, and my covenant will be firm for him.
29 · This verse (above)
30If his sons forsake my instruction and do not walk in my ordinances,