3 You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
3 You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant:
3 You once said, "I joined forces with my chosen leader, I pledged my word to my servant, David, saying,
3 "I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
3 The Lord said, "I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 89:3
Commentary on Psalm 89:1-4
(Read Psalm 89:1-4)
Though our expectations may be disappointed, yet God's promises are established in the heavens, in his eternal counsels; they are out of the reach of opposers in hell and earth. And faith in the boundless mercy and everlasting truth of God, may bring comfort even in the deepest trials.