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Psalms 89:34

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:35.

לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֲחַלֵּ֥לachalelbeginחָלַלverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “begin”, an unfinished actionH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…בְּרִיתִ֑יberiticonfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.וּמוֹצָ֥אumotsaand eastמוֹצָאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and east”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4161a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass)brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-) course (springs).שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֲשַׁנֶּֽהashanehalterשָׁנָהverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “alter”, an unfinished actionH8138to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-35) My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Young’s Literal Translation

I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.

World English Bible

I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

Darby Translation

My covenant will I not profane, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-35) My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed out of my lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐδὲ μὴ βεβηλώσω τὴν διαθήκην μου, καὶ τὰ ἐκπορευόμενα διὰ τῶν χειλέων μου οὐ μὴ ἀθετήσω.