All men at their best estate are mortal and miserable, kings and people must unavoidably die by the condition of their natures; and therefore, Lord, do not increase our affliction, which of itself is more than enough; neither proceed in these violent courses upon us, who, without such severity, must perish of and from ourselves.
Verse Psalms 89:48. _WHAT MAN_ IS HE THAT _LIVETH_] All men are mortal, and death is uncertain and no man, by wisdom, might, or riches, can deliver his life from the _hand_-the power, of death and the...
WHAT MAN IS HE THAT LIVETH, AND SHALL NOT SEE DEATH? - Shall not die - to see death being an expression often used to denote death itself. Death is represented as a real object, now invisible, but whi...
Psalms 89 God's Faithfulness: His Oath-bound Covenant with David _ 1. Jehovah's faithfulness (Psalms 89:1)_ 2. His covenant with David (Psalms 89:19) 3. The ruin and desolation ...
LXXXIX. THE COVENANT WITH DAVID. The Ps. may be divided thus: Psalms 89:1. The promise made to David (2 Samuel 7). Yahweh is all-powerful, so that He can, faithful so that He will, fulfil His word. Ps...
MAN. strong man. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. HAND. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the power exercised by it. THE GRAVE. Hebrew. _Sheol._ App...
The Psalmist appeals to God to withdraw His wrath and remove this contradiction, pleading the shortness of life and the taunts of God's enemies as grounds for a speedy answer....
What man is he that shall live on, and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the hand of Sheol? The word for _man_is _gĕbĕr_, -strong man," as distinguished from women, children, and non-c...
PSALMS 89 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Covenant with David Contrasted with the Present Dishonour of David's Heir. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 89:1-2, The Keynotes of the psalmJehovah's Kindness and Faithfu...
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? -The suppliant here turns from lamentation to prayer, that the Lord would remove the present prostration of David's...
89:48 power (g-16) Lit. 'hand.'...
We have here another national and historical Ps., written when the Jewish kingdom and its king had fallen very low before their enemies, contrasting the promises made to David with their seeming lack...
HAND OF THE GRAVE] RV' power of Sheol.'...
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ MAKE YOUR *KINGDOM COME SOON! PSALMS 89 Make your *kingdom come soon. Make people obey your rules in the earth as they do in *heaven ...
WHAT MAN. — Rather, _What hero,_ or _champion,_ or _great man._ The word is used of a king (Jeremiah 22:30; comp. Isaiah 22:17). The verse repeats a common poetic theme: — “Pallida mors æquo pulsat p...
_[Psalms 89:49]_ מִ֤י גֶ֣בֶר יִֽ֭חְיֶה וְ לֹ֣א...
Psalms 89:1 THE foundation of this psalm is the promise in 2 Samuel 7:1 which guaranteed the perpetuity of the Davidic kingdom. Many of the characteristic phrases of the prophecy recur here- _ e.g.,_...
“A CONSUMING FIRE” Psalms 89:38 Here the psalmist falls into expostulation and lament. Whether he alludes to the time when Jerusalem was taken by Shishak in the days of Rehoboam, 1 Kings 14:25, or wh...
Taken as a whole, this song is one of the finest in the collection as a revelation of how the man of faith is compelled to view circumstances of calamity. In a poem of great beauty he first sets forth...
Here is a new train of thoughts, arising out of the view of God's covenant love in redemption, celebrated before. The degeneracy of Israel, and the captivity of the people (probably with an eye to the...
48._What man shall live, and shall not see death? _This verse contains a confirmation of what has been already stated concerning the brevity of human life. The amount is, that unless God speedily hast...
Psalms 89. We have seen that Psalms 88 puts Israel in the presence of Jehovah (when guilty of having been unfaithful to Him), under the judgment of Jehovah, with the sense of wrath, yet in faith in Je...
WHAT MAN IS HE THAT LIVETH, AND SHALL NOT SEE DEATH?.... Every living man must die; as sure as a man lives, so sure he shall die: be he strong and mighty, as the word signifies, or weak and sickly; be...
What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. Ver. 48. _What man is he that liveth, &c._] _q.d._ Since die we must, let us live w...
_What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?_ All men, at their best estate, are mortal and miserable; kings and people must unavoidably die by the condition of their natures. _Lord, where ar...
LAMENT AND COMFORT...
What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave, from the realm of death? SELAH. As the Representative of mankind, the Messiah was condemned to...
38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God...
Psalms 89:48 man H1397 live H2421 (H8799) see H7200 (H8799) death H4194 deliver H4422 (H8762) life...
GRAVE Hebrew, "Sheol," (_ See Scofield) - (Habakkuk 2:5). _...
Psalms 89:1. _I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness...
CONTENTS: Joy over and praise of God's greatness. Complaint of the seeming failure of the covenant and prayer for redress. CHARACTERS: God, David, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: Though we may find it hard to...
The time of this ode is gathered from the text; it was written after Rahab, the proud Egyptian kingdom, Psalms 87:4, was broken to pieces, Psalms 89:10; and after the hedge, the wall of Jerusalem, was...
_What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?_ shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? THE CERTAINTY OF DEATH Death is the beaten road of all mankind: it is the way of all fle...
_Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast Thou made all men in vain?_ THE SENSE OF LIFE’S BREVITY I. That it is a right feeling, because it accords with fact. Human life is short, if you consid...
_I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever._ A MAJESTIC SONG This psalm is one of the very choicest songs in the night. Midst a stream of troubled thoughts there stands a fair island of rescue...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 89:1. This is a community lament, but with a distinctive flavor. The people celebrate the Davidic kingship as God’s special gift to his people, but they also mourn the distr...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 89:46 There is great comfort in the promise of an enduring Davidic house. The people can be confident that their present low condition is not the end of their story. The appeal is...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_Maschil_,” an instruction, a didactic poem. _“Of Ethan the Ezrahite_,” “one of the four sons of Mahol, whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon (1 Kings 4:31). There is li...
EXPOSITION At first sight, a psalm of praise; but, in reality, one of expostulation and complaint. The praises of God are sung in the opening section (Psalms 89:1); they culminated in the Davidical co...
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou est...
2 Corinthians 4:14; Acts 2:27; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Ecclesiastes 3:19;...
What man — All men at their best estate are mortal and miserable; kings and people must unavoidably die by the conditions of their natures; and therefore, Lord, do not increase our affliction....