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Psalms 89:3

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I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
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  1. Psalms 132:11Rank 1 from verse 3
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    11The 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. 2 Samuel 7:10–16Rank 2 from verse 3
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    10Moreover 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,

    11And 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.

    12¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

    13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

    15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

    16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  3. 1 Kings 8:16Rank 3 from verse 3
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    16Since 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.

  4. Acts 2:30Rank 4 from verse 3
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    30Therefore 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;

  5. Hebrews 7:21Rank 5 from verse 3
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    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:)

  6. Psalms 89:28Rank 6 from verse 3
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    28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

  7. 2 Samuel 23:5Rank 7 from verse 3
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    5Although 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.

  8. Ezekiel 34:23–24Rank 8 from verse 3
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    23And 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.

    24And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

  9. Jeremiah 30:9Rank 9 from verse 3
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    9But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

  10. Jeremiah 33:20–21Rank 10 from verse 3
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    20Thus 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;

    21Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

  11. Psalms 89:34–35Rank 11 from verse 3
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    34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

    35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

  12. 2 Samuel 3:9Rank 12 from verse 3
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    9So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

  13. Hosea 3:5Rank 13 from verse 3
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    5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  14. Isaiah 42:1Rank 14 from verse 3
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    1BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

  15. Isaiah 55:3Rank 15 from verse 3
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    3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  16. Luke 1:32–33Rank 16 from verse 3
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    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

    33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  17. Matthew 12:18–21Rank 17 from verse 3
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    18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

    19He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

    20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

    21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

  18. Matthew 3:17Rank 18 from verse 3
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    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  19. Psalms 78:70Rank 19 from verse 3
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    70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

  20. Psalms 89:39Rank 20 from verse 3
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    39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

  21. Psalms 89:19Rank 21 from verse 3
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    19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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Psalms 89:3

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sworn

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Bound, promised, affirmed, testified, or covenanted by a solemn oath; or caused another to enter such an obligation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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89:2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

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

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89:4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

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