“His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.”
Davidic succession: "I will establish his line forever, and his throne as long as the heavens endure." The promise extends not merely to David himself but to his descendants. The duration—as long as the heavens—suggests eternal continuation.
Church Fathers on Psalms 89:29
1. Understand, beloved, this Psalm, which I am about to explain, by the grace of God, of our hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and be of good cheer, because He who promised, will fulfil all, as He has fulfilled much: for it is not our own merit, but His mercy, that gives us confidence in Him. He Himself is meant, in my belief, by “the understanding of Æthan the Israelite:” which has given this Psalm its title. You see then, who is meant by Æthan: but the meaning of the word is…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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