Psalms 89

1 The psalmist praises God for his covenant;

5 for his wonderful power;

15 for the care of his church;

19 for his favour to the kingdom of David.

38 Then complaining of contrary events,

46 he expostulates, prays, and blesses God.

A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) Maschil, etc. or,A Psalm for Ethan, the Ezrahite, to give instructions. This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity, when, the family of David being dethroned, and the royal family ruined, the Divine promises had apparently failed.

Ethan.

1Ki 4:31; 1Ch 2:6

I will.

86:12,13; 101:1; 106:1; 136:1-26

with.

40:9,10; 71:8,15-19

thy faithfulness.

5,8,33,49; 36:5; 92:2; Isa 25:1; La 3:23; Mic 7:20; Tit 1:2

all generations. Heb. generation and generation.

4; 119:90; *marg:

Mercy.

36:5; 103:17; Ne 1:5; 9:17,31; Lu 1:50; Eph 1:6,7

faithfulness

5,37; 119:89; 146:6; Nu 23:19; Mt 24:35; Heb 6:18

made.

28,34,39; 2Sa 7:10-16; 23:5; 1Ki 8:16; Isa 55:3; Jer 30:9; 33:20,21

Eze 34:23,24; Ho 3:5; Lu 1:32,33

my chosen.

19; 78:70; Isa 42:1; Mt 3:17; 12:18-21

sworn.

35; 132:11; 2Sa 3:9; Ac 2:30; Heb 7:21

1,29,36; 72:17; 132:12; 2Sa 7:12-16,29; 1Ki 9:5; 1Ch 17:10-14

1Ch 22:10; Isa 9:6,7; Zec 12:8; Lu 1:32,33; 20:41-44; Ac 13:32-37

Ro 1:3,4; 15:12; Php 2:9-11; Re 22:16

heavens.

19:1; 50:6; 97:6; Isa 44:23; Lu 2:10-15; Eph 3:10; 1Pe 1:12

Re 5:11-14; 7:10-12

in the congregation.

7; De 33:2; Da 7:10; 2Th 1:7; Heb 12:22,23; Jude 1:14,15; Re 19:1-6

For who.

8; 40:5; 71:19; 73:25; 86:8; 113:5; Ex 15:11; Jer 10:6

the sons.

29:1; *marg:

52:1

76:7-11; Le 10:3; Isa 6:2-7; 66:2; Jer 10:7,10; Mt 10:28

Lu 12:4,5; Ac 5:11; Heb 12:28,29; Re 15:3,4

O Lord.

84:12; Jos 22:22; Isa 28:22

a strong.

13; 24:8; 147:5; 1Sa 15:19; Job 9:19; Isa 40:25,26; Jer 32:17

Mt 6:13

like.

6; 35:10; 71:19; De 32:31; 1Sa 2:2

29:10; 65:7; 66:5,6; 93:3,4; 107:25-29; Job 38:8-11; Na 1:4

Mt 8:24-27; 14:32; Mr 4:39,41

Thou hast.

78:43-72; 105:27-45; Ex 7:1-15:27

Rahab. or, Egypt. scattered.

59:11; 68:30; 144:6; Isa 24:1

thy strong arm. Heb. the arm of thy strength.

Ex 3:19,20; De 4:34

24:1,2; 50:12; 115:16; Ge 1:1; 2:1; 1Ch 29:11; Job 41:11

1Co 10:26,28

north.

Job 26:7

Tabor.

Jos 19:22; Jud 4:6,12

Hermon.

133:3; De 3:8,9; Jos 12:1

rejoice.

65:12,13; Isa 35:1,2; 49:13; 55:12,13

a mighty arm. Heb. an arm with might.

10; 62:11; Da 4:34,35; Mt 6:13

Justice.

45:6,7; 97:2; 99:4; 145:17; De 32:4; Re 15:3

habitation. or, establishment.

Pr 16:12

mercy.

2; 85:13; Joh 1:17

know.

90:6; 98:4-6; 100:1; Le 25:9; Nu 10:10; 23:21; Isa 52:7,8; Na 1:15

Lu 2:10-14; Ro 10:15,18

in the light.

4:6; 44:3; Nu 6:26; Job 29:3; Pr 16:15; Isa 2:5; Joh 14:21-23

Ac 2:28; Re 21:23

name.

12; 29:5,7; 33:21; 44:8; Lu 1:47; Php 4:4

righteousness.

40:10; 71:15,16; Isa 45:24,25; 46:13; Jer 23:6; Ro 1:17; 3:21-26

2Co 5:21; Php 3:9

For thou.

28:7; 1Co 1:30,31; 2Co 12:9,10; Php 4:13

our horn.

24; 75:10; 92:10; 112:9; 132:17; 148:14; 1Sa 2:1,10

the Lord is, etc. or, our Shield is of the Lord, and ourKing is of the Holy One of Israel.

47:9; 62:1,2,6; 84:11; 91:1,2; Ge 15:1; De 33:27-29

Holy.

71:22; Isa 1:4; 12:6; 29:19; 30:11; 43:3,14

king.

44:4; Isa 33:22

Then.

1Sa 16:1; 2Sa 7:8-17; Lu 1:70; 2Pe 1:21; 3:2

to thy holy.

Mr 1:24; Re 3:7

I have laid.

1Sa 16:18; Isa 9:6; Jer 30:21

exalted.

3; 1Ki 11:34; Php 2:6-11; Heb 2:9-17

1Sa 16:1,12,13; Isa 61:1-3; Joh 3:34

With.

18:32-39; 80:15-17; 2Sa 7:8-16; Isa 42:1; 49:8

mine.

13; Isa 41:10; Eze 30:24,25; Zec 10:12

enemy.

1Ch 17:9; Mt 4:1-10

son.

Joh 17:12; 2Th 2:3

I will.

2Sa 3:1; 7:1,9; 22:40-44

plague.

2:1-6; 21:8,9; 109:3-31; 110:1; 132:18; Lu 19:14,27; Joh 15:23

But my.

2-5,28,33; 61:7; Joh 1:17; 2Co 1:20

in my.

16,17; 20:1,5; 91:14; 1Sa 2:1; Joh 17:6,11,26

I will.

2:8; 72:8-11; 80:11; 1Ki 4:21; Re 11:15

his hand.That is, his power or authority, as hand frequently signifies: for the accomplishment of these promises, see the parallel texts.

Thou.

2Sa 7:14; 1Ch 22:10; Mt 26:39,42; Lu 23:46; Joh 11:41; 20:17

Heb 1:5

God.

43:4; Mr 15:34

rock.

18:46; 62:2,6,7; 95:1; 2Sa 22:47; Isa 50:7-9

Also.

2:7; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15,18

higher.

2:10-12; 72:11; Nu 24:7; 2Ch 1:12; 9:23,24; Isa 49:7; Re 19:16

Re 21:24

mercy.

2Sa 7:15,16; Isa 54:10; 55:3; Ac 13:32-34

covenant.

34; 111:5,9; 2Sa 23:5; Jer 33:20,21

His seed.

4,36; 132:11; 1Ch 17:11,12; Isa 59:21; Jer 33:17-26

throne.

45:6; 1Ch 22:10; Isa 9:7; Eze 37:24,25; Da 2:44; Lu 1:32,33

days.

21:4; De 11:21

If.

132:12; 2Sa 7:14; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:17-22

forsake.

119:53; Pr 4:2; 28:4; Jer 9:13-16

walk.

Eze 18:9,17; 20:19; Lu 1:6

break. Heb. profane.

55:20; *marg:

Ex 32:34; 2Sa 7:14; 1Ki 11:6,14,31,39; Pr 3:11,12; Am 3:2

1Co 11:31,32; Heb 12:6-11

Nevertheless.

2Sa 7:13,15; 1Ki 11:13,32,36; Isa 54:8-10; Jer 33:20-26

La 3:31,32; 1Co 15:25

not utterly take. Heb. not make void.

39; 1Sa 15:29

fail. Heb. lie.

Heb 6:18

covenant.

Le 26:44; Jer 14:21; 33:20

nor.

Nu 23:19; Mal 3:6; Mt 24:35; Ro 11:29; Jas 1:17

Once.

110:4; 132:11; Am 4:2; 8:7; Heb 6:13,17

that I will not lie. Heb. If I lie.

2Th 2:13; Tit 1:2

seed.

4,29; 2Sa 7:16; Isa 53:10; 59:21; Joh 12:34

and.

72:5,17; Isa 9:7; Jer 33:20; Lu 1:33

It shall.That is, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, as long as time shall last, his kingdom shall continue among men. The moon is probably termed a faithful witness, because by her, particularly, time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation; and by these time is generally estimated, especially among eastern nations:--So many moons is a man old--so many moons since such an event happened; and even their years are reckoned by lunations. Or, the rainbow may be intended; that faithful sign which God has established in the clouds, that the earth shall no more be destroyed by water.

ever.

72:7; 104:19; Ge 1:14-18; Jer 31:35,36

and as.

Ge 9:13-16; Isa 54:9,10

But.

44:9-26; 60:1,10; 77:7; 1Ch 28:9; Jer 12:1; Ho 9:17

and.

78:59; 106:40; De 32:19; La 2:7; Zec 11:8

wroth.

51; 84:9; 2Sa 1:21; 15:26; 2Ch 12:1-12; La 4:20; Zec 13:7

void.

34-36; 77:10; 116:11; Joh 13:7

profaned.

44; 74:7; 143:3; Isa 25:12; 43:28; La 5:16

broken.

80:12; Job 1:10; Isa 5:5,6

brought.

2Ch 12:2-5; 15:5; La 2:2,5; Re 13:1-7

All.

44:10-14; 80:13; Isa 10:6; Jer 50:17

he is.

74:10; 79:4; De 28:37; Ne 5:9; Jer 24:9; 29:18; 42:18; 44:8,12

La 5:1; Eze 5:14,15; Da 9:16

Le 26:17,25; De 28:25,43; La 2:17; Joh 16:20; Re 11:10

turned.

Eze 30:21-25

not made.

Le 26:36,37; Nu 14:42,45; Jos 7:4,5,8-12; 2Ch 25:8

Thou.

1Sa 4:21,22; 1Ki 12:16-20; 14:25-28; La 4:1,2; 2Th 2:3-10

glory. Heb. brightness. cast.

39; Da 7:20-25

The.

28,29; 2Ch 10:19; Isa 63:18

thou.

44:15; 109:29; Mic 7:10

How.

13:1,2; 79:5; 85:5; 90:13

wilt.

10:1; 88:14; Job 23:9; Isa 8:17; 45:15; Ho 5:15

thy wrath.

78:63; Jer 4:4; 21:12; 2Th 1:8; Heb 12:29

Remember.

39:5,6; 119:84; Job 7:7; 9:25,26; 10:9

wherefore.

144:4; Job 14:1; Jas 4:14

What.

49:7-9; Job 30:23; Ec 3:19,20; 8:8; 9:5; 12:7; Heb 9:27

see death.

Joh 8:51; Heb 11:5

shall.

49:15; Ac 2:27; 2Co 4:14

where.

77:9,10; Isa 63:7-15

thou.

3,4,35; 54:5; 132:11,12; 2Sa 3:9; 7:15; Isa 55:3; Heb 7:21

44:13-16; 69:9,19,20; 74:18,22; 79:10-12; Ro 15:3

they have.

Mt 5:10-12; Ac 5:41; 1Co 4:12,13; Heb 10:33; 11:36

footsteps.

56:5,6; 57:3; 2Sa 16:7,8; Mt 12:24; 26:61; Joh 8:48; 1Pe 2:20,21

1Pe 3:16; 4:14-16

Blessed.This verse ends the third book of the Psalter; and is thought to have been added by a later hand, as it is wanting in two MSS., in another written without points, and in three others written separately from the text; though it is found in all the versions.

41:13; 72:18,19; 106:48; Ne 9:5; Hab 3:17-19; Mt 6:13; 1Ti 1:17