Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:29
His seed also will I make [to endure] forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever – That is, His posterity shall occupy the throne:
(a) this would have been true of his descendants, if they had been faithful to God, and had not revolted from him;
(b) it is true of him who is the successor of David in his spiritual kingdom, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. Compare the notes at Isa 9:6-7.
And his throne as the days of heaven – As long as the heavens endure; that is, to the end of the world. Compare Psa 72:5, note; Psa 72:7, note; Psa 72:17, note.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 29. His seed also will I make to endure for ever] This can apply only to the spiritual David. The posterity of David are long since extinct, or so blended with the remaining Jews as to be utterly indiscernible; but Jesus ever liveth, and his seed (Christians) are spread, and are spreading over all nations; and his throne is eternal. As to his manhood, he is of the house and lineage of David; the government is upon his shoulders, and of its increase there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and on his kingdom to order it and to establish it with judgment and justice, from henceforth even for ever. Isa 9:7.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
To endure for ever, i.e. to sit upon the throne for ever, as the next words explain it. This was accomplished only in Christ, the eternal King of the church, and of the world, who was of Davids seed according to the flesh.
As the days of heaven, i.e. for ever, as he now said; as long as the world shall have a being. It shall be as unchangeable and durable as the heavens themselves, which are of an incorruptible nature. See the like expression Deu 11:21; Jer 31:35,36.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
His seed also will I make to endure for ever,…. Not a race of kings from David, which ended at the Babylonish captivity; not the natural seed of David, not the Messiah himself, who sprung from him, but the Messiah’s spiritual seed, which were given him by the Father, adopted through him, regenerated by his Spirit and grace, begotten through his Gospel, and the ministry of it, and born again in his church, and to whom he stands in the relation of the everlasting Father, Isa 9:6. The “enduring” of these “for ever” may denote the final perseverance of particular believers; which may be concluded from the relation of Christ, as an everlasting Father to them, who therefore must continue as his children; from his affection to them, from which there can be no separation; from their security in and by him, being in his hand, and in his heart; from their adoption, which is never revoked, being sons they are no more servants; from their regeneration of incorruptible seed; and from the nature of faith, which can never be lost: they that trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which endures for ever, Ps 125:1 or it may be expressive of the duration of the church of Christ in general, throughout all periods of time, notwithstanding the malice and opposition of men and devils against it; see Mt 16:18,
and his throne as the days of heaven; a phrase signifying a great length of time, De 11:21 yea, invariable constancy and duration,
Jer 31:25 and indeed the throne of Christ is for ever and ever, and will be when the present earth and heavens are fled away,
Ps 45:6. Christ is upon a throne now in heaven, the same with his divine Father’s; and here he must sit and reign, till all enemies are put under him; and he will be on a throne of glory when he judges the world, and in the New Jerusalem state for the space of a thousand years; and, after that, he will reign with his saints, and they with him, for evermore; his throne and kingdom are everlasting, Isa 9:7.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(29) Days of heaven.Deu. 11:21. (Comp. Psa. 72:5; and see below, Psa. 89:36.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
29. His seed will I make to endure for ever I will set, or establish, for ever.
As the days of heaven Without end, as in the former clause. True only of Christ’s kingdom in the absolute sense, as the prototype of David’s throne. Hitherto the firmness of the covenant with David has been discussed, henceforward (to Psa 89:37) the subject is the same covenant with his seed.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 89:29 His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Ver. 29. His seed also, &c. ] This is chiefly meant of Christ and his kingdom.
And his throne as the days of heaven
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 89:29-37
Psa 89:29-37
“His seed also will I make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.
If his children forsake my law,
And walk not in mine ordinances;
If they break my statutes,
And keep not my commandments;
Then will I visit their transgressions with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him,
Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
My covenant will I not break,
Nor alter the thing that has gone out of my lips.
Once have I sworn by my holiness:
I will not lie unto David:
His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before me.
It shall be established forever as the moon,
And as the faithful witness in the sky.”
Leupold summarized this paragraph. God’s promises to David applied to his descendants also (Psa 89:29); if they disobey God, God will punish them (Psa 89:32-33); but God will not cut them off or break his covenant (Psa 89:33-35); God’s covenant is an eternal covenant and will last as long as the created world lasts (Psa 89:36-37).[11]
SPECIAL WORDS REGARDING THE THRONE OF DAVID
“His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established forever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in the sky” (Psa 89:36-37).
The teaching here is that the throne of David is eternal; it will last forever. It (the throne) shall be established forever “as God’s faithful witness” in the sky, in heaven.
The KJV is more accurately translated, although our version does not change the meaning.
“His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established forever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven” (Psa 89:36-37 KJV).
Men have diligently tried to get David’s throne out of these verses; but it is impossible to do it. Dummelow did his best; “The meaning is uncertain; the faithful witness may be the moon”! Such a view cannot be accepted, because the moon never witnessed anything to mankind. Moreover, Briggs pointed out that the it in Psa 89:37 here refers to the word `throne.
“As the sun … as the moon” (Psa 89:36-37). These words forever forbid the notion that the “ultimate” throne of David was to be on earth, because neither the sun nor the moon is “on earth.” Call their location “heaven” as in KJV, or “sky” as in KJV, the meaning is the same either way; it means “Not on earth.”
There is a complete discussion of this based upon the apostle Peter’s Pentecostal sermon in Acts 2 chapter, in which Peter flatly declared that the raising up of one of David’s posterity to sit upon David’s throne was a prophetic reference to “The resurrection of Jesus Christ.” See our New Testament Commentary under Act 2:32.
The psalmist, no doubt feeling that such promises as he had cited absolutely bound God to do something at once for Israel. However, God would make it clear enough to all Israel in the terrible seventy years lying just ahead of them that the earthly succession to David’s throne was terminated, that God was absolutely through with it; and that their earthly kingdom in its totality was dying, never to live again.
THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO DAVID’S EARTHLY DYNASTY
There is no need to elaborate this, the psalmist himself did it in these verses.
E.M. Zerr:
Psa 89:29. His seed had reference to Christ who was often called the seed of David. (2Sa 7:12; Isa 11:1; Jer 23:5-6.) The throne or kingdom of that seed was to be an everlasting one. (Dan 2:44.)
Psa 89:30-32. The favors of God are promised on conditions. The children or descendants of David, whether fleshly or spiritual, must follow in the righteous steps of their noted ancestor to enjoy the blessings of God. If they do not, they are to feel the rod of correction from the same God whom David served.
Psa 89:33. Will not utterly take implies that some degree of severity would be felt by David, but the lovingkindness of the Lord would not all be taken from him. Faithfulness means the keeping of one’s promise.
Psa 89:34. A covenant is a contract or agreement between two or more parties. But if one party to a covenant break his word it breaks the covenant. God will never fail to make his word good, but man often breaks his word and that releases God from his agreement. But as for God, he will never fail in his part nor change his word.
Psa 89:35. An oath is an agreement or other statement that is backed up by the dignity and authority of some being greater than the one making the oath. There is no greater Being than God, therefore he must back up his oath by the greatness of his own personality. That quality is his holiness and it means that the promises of God are as sure as is the fact of his holiness.
Psa 89:36. This verse is the same in meaning as Psa 89:29.
Psa 89:37. Moon and heaven are referred to for the same purpose as in ch. 19:1. See the comments at Psa 3:2 for the meaning of Selah.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
His seed: Psa 89:4, Psa 89:36, Psa 132:11, 1Ch 17:11, 1Ch 17:12, Isa 59:21, Jer 33:17-26
throne: Psa 45:6, 1Ch 22:10, Isa 9:7, Eze 37:24, Eze 37:25, Dan 2:44, Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33
days: Psa 21:4, Deu 11:21
Reciprocal: 1Sa 25:28 – the Lord 2Sa 7:12 – I will set 2Sa 7:13 – I will stablish 2Sa 22:51 – seed 1Ki 2:4 – his word 1Ki 2:33 – his house 1Ki 12:16 – now see 1Ch 17:13 – I will be 2Ch 10:16 – David 2Ch 23:3 – as the Lord Psa 72:5 – as long Psa 89:45 – The Isa 53:10 – he shall prolong Jer 17:25 – sitting Jer 30:21 – governor Jer 33:22 – so
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
89:29 His seed also will I make [to endure] {z} for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
(z) Though for the sins of the people the state of the kingdom decayed, yet God reserved still a root till he had accomplished this promise in Christ.