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.
Discipline without covenant abandonment
Disobedient descendants may be disciplined, but God declares that his steadfast love and sworn covenant will not be annulled.
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.