Psalms 89:30-37

Psalms 89:30-37

[30] If his children  forsake  my law,  not in my judgments;  [31] If they break  my statutes,  and keep  not my commandments;  [32] Then will I visit  their transgression  with the rod,  and their iniquity  with stripes.  [33] Nevertheless my lovingkindness  will I not utterly take  from him, nor suffer my faithfulness  to fail.  [34] My covenant  will I not break,  nor alter  the thing that is gone out  of my lips.  [35] Once  have I sworn  by my holiness  that I will not lie  unto David.  [36] His seed  shall endure for ever,  and his throne  as the sun  [37] It shall be established  for ever  as the moon,  and as a faithful  witness  in heaven.  Selah. 

What does Psalms 89:30-37 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Sin and disobedience would not cancel God"s promises to David in the covenant. They would bring discipline on the offenders, but God swore to deliver the blessings He had promised David.
Since Jesus Christ, David"s descendant, has not yet ruled over Israel as these promises guarantee, we should look for a literal fulfillment of them in the future. This means He will rule on the earth, since this is what God promised David ( 2 Samuel 7:5-16). For this reason we look for an earthly reign of Messiah, not just a heavenly reign over the hearts of all believers. [1] The hope of an earthly reign over Israel is what distinguishes premillennialists from amillennialists and postmillennialists. This hope rests on a literal interpretation of God"s promises in the Davidic Covenant (cf. Psalm 89:3-4; Psalm 89:27-29; Psalm 89:35-37; Psalm 89:49). [2]