What does Psalm 89:31 mean?

Psalm 89:31 highlights themes such as obedience, covenant, law when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 89:31 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

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Deuteronomy 28:15
Both verses warn of the consequences of breaking God's commandments.
Romans 2:13
This verse emphasizes the importance of obeying God's law, similar to the themes in Psalm 89.
James 1:22
This verse encourages believers to be doers of the word, reflecting the call to obedience in Psalm 89.