Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Parallel translations
- WEB the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
- BSB the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
- NKJV The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
- NASB The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.
- NLT This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
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This is the covenant He made with Abraham and His oath to Isaac. God bound Himself by promise and oath to the patriarchs.
Overview
The psalmist roots God's faithfulness in His specific promises to Abraham and Isaac. God's covenant was not vague sentiment but a sworn commitment. The oath to the patriarchs is fulfilled in Christ, the promised offspring of Abraham in whom all nations are blessed (Galatians 3:16).
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 17:2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
- Gen 22:16–18And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
- Gen 26:3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
- Heb 6:17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
- Gal 3:17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
- Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
- Neh 9:8And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
- Gen 35:11And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
- Gen 12:7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
- Gen 28:13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
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