Thy seed will I establish for ever
Meaning not the natural seed of David, at least not only them;
whose family was indeed preserved, though in very low
circumstances, until the Messiah came, who sprung from thence, (
Luke 1:27 ) (
2:4 ) ( Acts 13:23 ) , but the
spiritual seed of Christ, to whom it was promised that he should
have a seed, and should see and enjoy it, and which should endure
for ever; see ( Psalms 89:29
Psalms
89:36 ) ( Isaiah 59:21
) , and so he always has had a seed to serve him in all
generations, in the worst of times, and will; and who are
established in him, and will be kept and preserved by him, and
whom he will present to his Father, saying, "Lo, I and the
children whom thou hast given me", ( Hebrews 2:13
)
and build up thy throne to all generations;
and this shows that the passage is not to be understood literally
of David, and of his temporal throne and kingdom, which did not
last many generations; but of the spiritual throne and kingdom of
the Messiah, who sprung from him, called the throne of his father
David, whose throne is for ever and ever, and whose kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, ( Luke 1:32 Luke 1:33 ) ( Psalms 45:6 ) (
Daniel 2:44 )
, his throne is in the heavens, where he will reign until all
enemies are put under his feet; and it is also in the midst of
his church, and in the hearts of his people, where he reigns as
King of saints; and he is on the same throne with his Father; it
is the same with his, as to glory, power, and authority; on this
he will sit, and judge the world at the last day; and on it he
will reign with his people a thousand years, in the New Jerusalem
state, and after that to all eternity, ( Revelation
3:21 ) ( Revelation
20:4 Revelation
20:5 Revelation
20:11 ) ( Revelation
22:3 Revelation
22:4 ) .
Selah. (See Gill on Psalms 3:2).