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I will notלֹאprofaneאֲחַלֵּלmy covenant,בְּרִיתִיand what has gone outוּמוֹצָאof my lipsשְׂפָתַיI will notלֹאchange.אֲשַׁנֶּה
Psalms 89:34
Study it in the app“I will not profane my covenant, and what has gone out of my lips I will not change.”
Even if David's sons fail, God says he will not withdraw his steadfast loveFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:34, word by word
- profaneאֲחַלֵּלachalel
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “achalel” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears- and what has gone outמוֹצָאmotsa
utterance
What comes out of the mouth.
Where else “motsa” appears- of my lipsשְׂפָתַsefata
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefata” appears- changeאֲשַׁנֶּהashane
change
To make something different from what it was.
Where else “ashane” appears
The context
33But my loyal love I will not withdraw from him, nor be false to my faithfulness.
34 · This verse (above)
35Once I have sworn by my holiness: I will not lie to David.