Psalm 89:27 {88:28}
Good News Translation
I will make him my first-born son, the greatest of all kings.

New Revised Standard Version
I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Contemporary English Version
"I have chosen David as my first-born son, and he will be the ruler of all kings on earth.

New American Bible
I myself make him the firstborn, Most High over the kings of the earth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.

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Psalm 2:7 The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

Romans 8:29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son: that he might be the Firstborn amongst many brethren.

Colossians 1:15,18 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: . . .

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Psalm 2:10-12 And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth. . . .

Psalm 72:11 And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

Numbers 24:7 Water shall flow out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters. For Agag his king shall be removed, and his kingdom shall be taken away.

2 Chronicles 1:12 Wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee: and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and glory, so that none of the kings before thee, nor after thee, shall be like thee.

2 Chronicles 9:23,24 And all the kings of the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, that they might hear the wisdom which God had given in his heart. . . .

Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.

Revelation 19:16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 21:24 And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it.

Context
I Will Sing of His Love Forever
26He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation. 27And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.28I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.…
Cross References
Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he may hold the primacy:

Revelation 19:16
And he hath on his garment and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Exodus 4:22
And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn.

Numbers 24:7
Water shall flow out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters. For Agag his king shall be removed, and his kingdom shall be taken away.

2 Samuel 7:14
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

Psalm 2:7
The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

Psalm 18:43
Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people; thou wilt make me head of the Gentiles.

Psalm 72:11
And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

Jeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping: and I will bring them back in mercy: and I will bring them through the torrents of waters in a right way, and they shall not stumble in it: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Psalm 89:26
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