Psalms 89:20

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“I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.”

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BSBPD

“I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I have found David My servant, With My holy oil I have anointed him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 89:20 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 17:15you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
  2. 1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
  3. 1 Samuel 16:12So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
  4. Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  5. John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
  6. Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

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