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Gill's Exposition
His seed shall endure for ever,.... This is a confirmation by his oath of what he had before said, Psa 89:29 which may be understood either of the perseverance of particular believers, of everyone of…
Barnes' Notes
Once have I sworn by my holiness - That is, once for all; - a single oath - an oath once taken by me - makes it certain. To swear by his “holiness” is to pledge his own holy nature; to make it as…
The covenant God made with David and his seed was mentioned before (Psa 89:3, Psa 89:4); but in these verses it is enlarged upon, and pleaded with God, for favour to the royal family, now almost sunk…
The irreversible nature of a promise confirmed by God's oath.
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