Psalm 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Cross-reference
Psalm 89:2 earlier in the same psalm declares God's faithfulness established in heaven, grounding the moon-witness imagery of verse 37.
Psalm 72:7 prays for the king's reign to last until the moon is no more — using the same moon imagery for enduring rule as here.
Psalm 2:6 declares God's king installed on Zion — the same eternal reign that Psalm 89:37 compares to the moon's endurance.
Psalm 45:6 directly calls the king's throne eternal — a messianic echo of the everlasting covenant in Psalm 89:37.
Psalm 72:5 uses the same moon imagery — 'as long as the moon' — to describe the king's enduring reign, paralleling Psalm 89:37.
Psalm 132:11 records God's oath to David to set his descendant on the throne — the very covenant Psalm 89:37 calls enduring like the moon.
Psalm 148:6 says God established the heavenly bodies forever, directly echoing the 'established forever like the moon' in Psalm 89:37.
Psalm 21:4 prays for the king's life to endure forever, reinforcing the eternal reign promised in Psalm 89:37.
Psalm 61:6 asks for the king's years to endure to all generations, aligning with the eternal throne promise in Psalm 89:37.
In Jeremiah 31:36, the moon's fixed order guarantees Israel's permanence — parallel to the moon as a witness for David's covenant in Psalm 89:37.
In Jeremiah 31:35, the moon's fixed order is cited as a guarantee of God's covenant — mirroring Psalm 89:37's use of the moon for David's throne.
In Isaiah 54:10, God's covenant of peace is unshakeable — just as the moon in Psalm 89:37 symbolizes an everlasting covenant.
Revelation 1:5 calls Jesus 'the faithful witness,' directly echoing the 'faithful witness' of the moon in Psalm 89:37.
Romans 1:3 identifies Jesus as descended from David, fulfilling the eternal throne promise in Psalm 89:37.
John 12:34 records the crowd's expectation that the Christ remains forever, based on promises like Psalm 89:37 of an eternal Davidic throne.
Jeremiah 33:20 uses the fixed order of day and night as a guarantee of God's covenant with David, paralleling the moon as a faithful witness in Psalm 89:37.
1 Chronicles 22:10 repeats the promise of an established royal throne forever, directly echoing the Davidic covenant in Psalm 89:37.
In 1 Chronicles 17:12, God promises David an eternal throne — the same covenant that Psalm 89:37 affirms with the moon as a faithful witness.
In 1 Kings 2:12, Solomon's throne is established — a first fulfillment of the Davidic covenant that Psalm 89:37 declares eternal like the moon.
In 2 Samuel 7:16, the promise of an everlasting throne is reiterated — the same covenant that Psalm 89:37 likens to the moon's faithfulness.
In 2 Samuel 7:13, God promises to establish David's throne forever — the very covenant that Psalm 89:37 celebrates with the moon as witness.
In Isaiah 54:9, God compares His promise to the Noahic covenant — a parallel to the enduring covenant signified by the moon in Psalm 89:37.
In Genesis 9:13-16, the rainbow is a sky sign of God's covenant with Noah — similar to the moon as a faithful witness in Psalm 89:37.
In Genesis 1:14-18, the moon is created as a sign — the same celestial body that Psalm 89:37 calls a faithful witness to God's covenant.