89:33 But I will not remove 1 my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise. 2
89:34 I will not break 3 my covenant
or go back on what I promised. 4
89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive 5 David.
1 tn Heb “break”; “make ineffectual.” Some prefer to emend אָפִיר (’afir; the Hiphil of פָּרַר, parar, “to break”) to אָסִיר (’asir; the Hiphil of סוּר, sur, “to turn aside”), a verb that appears in 2 Sam 7:15.
2 tn Heb “and I will not deal falsely with my faithfulness.”
3 tn Or “desecrate.”
4 tn Heb “and what proceeds out of my lips I will not alter.”
5 tn Or “lie to.”