Psalms 89:3

89:3 The Lord said, ¹ 

“I have made a covenant with my chosen one;

I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

Psalms 89:35

89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,

I will never deceive ²  David.

Psalms 89:49

89:49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, ³  O Lord, ⁴ 

the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? ⁵ 

Psalms 95:11

95:11 So I made a vow in my anger,

‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’” ⁶ 

Psalms 102:8

102:8 All day long my enemies taunt me;

those who mock me use my name in their curses. ⁷ 

¹ tn The words “the Lord said” are supplied in the translation for clarification. It is clear that the words of vv. 3-4 are spoken by the Lord, in contrast to vv. 1-2, which are spoken by the psalmist.

² tn Or “lie to.”

³ sn The Lord’s faithful deeds are also mentioned in Pss 17:7 and 25:6.

⁴ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss read here יְהוָה (yehvah, “the Lord”).

⁵ tn Heb “[which] you swore on oath to David by your faithfulness.”

⁴ tn Heb “my resting place.” The promised land of Canaan is here viewed metaphorically as a place of rest for God’s people, who are compared to sheep (see v. 7).

⁵ tn Heb “by me they swear.” When the psalmist’s enemies call judgment down on others, they hold the psalmist up as a prime example of what they desire their enemies to become.