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Verse Psalms 89:17. _FOR THOU_ ART _THE GLORY OF THEIR STRENGTH_] They
are strong in faith, and give glory to thee, because they know that
their strength cometh from the Lord of hosts.
_AND IN THY F...
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FOR THOU ART THE GLORY OF THEIR STRENGTH - The ornament; the beauty;
the honor; that is, Their strength derives its beauty and honor, not
from anything in themselves, but from the fact that it is deri...
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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 ...
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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...
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GLORY. beauty.
HORN. Many codices, with four early printed editions, read "horns"
(plural); but seven early printed editions read sing,...
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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...
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And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness
also in the congregation of the saints.
-Inasmuch as the value of a promise depends on the power and the
faithfulness of the promi...
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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...
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OUR HORN] see Psalms 75:4; Psalms 75:10....
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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 ...
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GLORY. — Better, _ornament._ The crown of a nation’s strength is
not the triumphs it wins, nor the prosperity it secures, but the
spirit in which these are used. Humility, and not pride,
acknowledgmen...
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_[Psalms 89:18]_ כִּֽי ־תִפְאֶ֣רֶת עֻזָּ֣מֹו
אָ֑תָּה וּ֝...
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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.,_...
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NO GOD LIKE OUR GOD
Psalms 89:1
To understand this psalm we must turn to 2 Samuel 7:1, where God
guaranteed that David's kingdom should be continued to his
descendants. Nathan's words are quoted in P...
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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...
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For thou [art] the (o) glory of their strength: and in thy favour our
horn shall be exalted.
(o) In that they are preserved and continue, they should give the
praise and glory to you alone....
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_Yea, the work. Each in particular. Roman Septuagint, &c., omit this
sentence, which Houbigant improperly deems useless. (Berthier) ---
Charity must direct all. (St. Augustine) (Worthington)_...
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These verses come in, as assigning the great cause of all the
blessedness described in the foregoing verses. It is all centered in
the person, and founded on the complete work, of the glorious Head of...
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17._For thou art the glory of their strength. _The same sentiment is
confirmed when it is declared, that God never leaves his faithful
servants destitute of strength. By the appellation _the glory of...
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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...
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FOR THOU ART THE GLORY OF THEIR STRENGTH,.... By which they walk, and
do all they do, exercise every grace, and discharge their duty; they
have their strength from Christ, as well as their righteousne...
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For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn
shall be exalted.
Ver. 17. _For thou art the glory of their strength_] And hence it is
that they are filled top full with comfor...
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_In thy name shall they rejoice all the day_ That is, in the knowledge
and remembrance of thy name, or of thy infinite power and goodness,
revealed and imparted to them; _and in thy righteousness_ Whe...
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For Thou art the glory of their strength, that alone being the basis
of their boasting before men, 2 Corinthians 12:9; AND IN THY FAVOR, by
the good pleasure of Jehovah shown them in the Messiah, OUR...
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OF THE MESSIAH AND HIS KINGDOM.
Maschil, a didactic poem, of Ethan, the Ezrahite, a descendant of
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31. He
belonged to a great family, or guild,...
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15-18 Happy are those who so know the joyful sound of the gospel as
to obey it; who experience its power upon their hearts, and bring
forth the fruit of it in their lives. Though believers are nothin...
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All that strength in which they do or may glory is not their own, but
is a mere vouchsafement of thy grace, and to thee alone belongs the
glory of all their valiant achievements. OUR HORN SHALL BE EXA...
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Psalms 89:17 glory H8597 strength H5797 favor H7522 horn H7161 exalted
H7311 (H8799) (H8675) H7311 ...
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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...
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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...
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Psalms 89:1. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. That is to say, an
instructive Psalm, written by or for one Ethan, one of the great
singers of David's day. He sings of the covenant, the covenant with
Davi...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound._
THE BLESSEDNESS OF KNOWING THE GOSPEL
I. The Gospel is a happy message. “The joyful sound.” It is good
news.
1. Liberty to the captive.
2. Pardo...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 89:15 God has given his people a special place
in his plan for the world. They are EXALTED, and God pledges his
STRENGTH on their behalf....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 1:31; 1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 2:10;...
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THE PSALM OF WORSHIPFUL PRAISE
Psalms 89:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction we shall take the first two verses of our study
and see what God will give us. Let us quote to you these verses i...
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The glory — To thee alone belongs the glory of all their valiant
achievements....