89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive 1 David.
93:5 The rules you set down 2 are completely reliable. 3
Holiness 4 aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever. 5
1 tn Or “lie to.”
2 tn Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7.
3 sn The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.
4 sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a).
5 tn Heb “for your house holiness is fitting, O