What does Psalms 89:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him."
Verse Psalms 89:7. _GOD IS GREATLY TO BE FEARED_] In all religious assemblies the deepest reverence for God should rest upon the people. Where this does not prevail, there is no true worship. While so...
GOD IS GREATLY TO BE FEARED - There is that in him which is suited to fill the mind with solemn feelings, and this is a proper state of mind with which to come before him. Nature teaches us that God s...
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 (Psalms 89:38) 4....
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...
GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. ASSEMBLY. secret conclave....
Jehovah's incomparableness is ever being celebrated in heaven. The angelic beings, "who best can tell," as standing nearest to the throne of God, and partaking most of His nature, know that there is n...
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...
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...
89:7 saints, (f-12) _ Kadosh_ , as ver. 18, 'Holy One,' ver. 20, 'holy [oil],' and ver. 35, 'holiness.' for (i-15) Or 'above.'...
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...
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 (MATTHEW 6: 10). (This is part...
It is better to take this verse in apposition with the foregoing: “God sublime in the council of the holy ones, And terrible among those surrounding him.” For a picture of the court of heaven see Job...
_[Psalms 89:8]_ אֵ֣ל נַ֭עֲרָץ בְּ סֹוד ־קְדֹשִׁ֣ים רַבָּ֑ה וְ֝ נֹורָ֗א עַל ־כָּל ־סְבִיבָֽיו׃...
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.,_...
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...
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...
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the (h) saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him. (h) If the angels tremble before God's majesty and infinite justice, what e...
These verses contain a blessed hymn of praise. Jehovah's name, and his perfections, are gratefully celebrated. His sovereignty, grace, power, love, and goodness, are beautifully set forth, and most th...
To the same effect is the following verse, in which it is affirmed, that _God is very terrible in the assembly of the saints. _In these words is censured that devilish superstition, to which almost al...
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...
GOD IS GREATLY TO BE FEARED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS,.... Which Jarchi and Kimchi understand of angels again, and render it "God is to be feared in the great assembly of them"; for they are a ver...
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him. Ver. 7. _God is greatly to be feared in the assembly, &c._] Heb. Daunting terri...
_Who among the sons of the mighty_ That is, of the most mighty princes upon earth: or among the highest angels; who well may and needs must admire and adore thee, because thou art incomparably and inf...
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...
5-14 The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express rever...
GOD IS GREATLY TO BE FEARED; with a fear of reverence; for dread and terror have no place in those blessed mansions and holy spirits. IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS; to the whole society of angels, cal...
Psalms 89:7 God H410 greatly H7227 feared H6206 (H8737) assembly H5475 saints H6918 reverence H3372 (H8737) around H5439 Psalms 76:7-11; Leviticus 10:3; Isaiah 6:2-7, Isaiah 66:2;...
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...
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...
_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...
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 c...
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...
Acts 5:11; Hebrews 12:28; Hebrews 12:29; Isaiah 6:2; Isaiah 66:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Jeremiah 10:7; Leviticus 10:3; Luke 12:4; Luke 12:5;...
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...
Feared — With a fear of reverence. Saints — The whole society of angels. All that — That encompass his throne....