Psalm 89:34
“My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 89Meaning
The statement makes the later lament especially intense: the psalmist asks how present reality fits an unbreakable divine word.
Read carefully
Psalm 89:34 refers to God's formal covenant word concerning David.
Reflection
Interpret difficult circumstances in conversation with the whole biblical covenant story, not isolated slogans.