Psalms 89:33-35

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.

[89:33]  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.

[89:33]  ² tn Heb “and I will not deal falsely with my faithfulness.”

[89:34]  ³ tn Or “desecrate.”

[89:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “and what proceeds out of my lips I will not alter.”

[89:35]  ⁵ tn Or “lie to.”