Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:17
For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
17. Jehovah alone is the strength of which they boast. Cp. Psa 44:6 ff.
in thy favour ] Cp. Psa 44:3; Psa 30:7.
our horn shall be exalted ] So the Qr, with the LXX and Syr. The Kthbh, with which agree Targ. and Jer., has wilt thou exalt our horn. Cp. Psa 75:5; Psa 75:10. By the change of person, the poet claims his share in this glorious inheritance. “ They gives place to we unconsciously, as his heart swells with the joy that he paints.” (Maclaren.)
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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 derived from thee. The strength thus imparted is an honor or ornament in itself; it is an honor and glory to them that it is imparted to them.
And in thy favor – Or, by thy favor, or good pleasure.
Our horn shall be exalted – The horn is a symbol of power. Compare Psa 22:21, note; Psa 75:4; Dan 7:8, note; Job 16:15, note. The meaning here is, that their power had been derived from God; or that all which contributed to their exaltation and honor in the world, had been derived from him.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 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 favour our horn shall be exalted.] Instead of tarum, “shall be exalted,” tarim, “thou shalt exalt,” is the reading of several MSS.: but tarum, “shall be exalted,” is supported by forty-four of Kennicott’s MSS., and sixty of De Rossi’s, as well as by several ancient editions, with the Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, and Arabic Versions. In the enjoyment of the Divine favour they shall grow more wise, more holy, more powerful, and, consequently, more happy.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
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 exalted, i.e. our power and honour, which now lies in the dust, shall be raised and recovered.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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 righteousness, without whom they can do nothing, but all things through him strengthening them; and as his righteousness exalts them, his strength adorns and glorifies them; how glorious and beautiful does a believer look, that is strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, in the grace that is in Christ, and in the exercise of faith on him, giving glory to God; on whom the power of Christ rests, and it overshadows, and in whose weakness his strength is made perfect!
and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted; either Christ, the Horn of their salvation, who in an acceptable time, in the time of God’s favour, or good will, was heard and helped by him as man, carried through his sufferings and death, was raised from the dead, and exalted at his right hand; see Ps 89:24 or the saints themselves, their power and strength, kingdom and glory; by the special favour of God in Christ, their mountain is made so strong, and they so highly exalted, as that they think they shall never be moved; and in the latter day the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be exalted above the hills, Ps 30:6.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
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 their strength, which is ascribed to him, is meant that they are always so sustained by his present aid as to have just ground to glory in him; or which amounts to the same thing, that his power appears always glorious in aiding and sustaining them. They are, however, at the same time, reminded of the duty of yielding to God all the praise of their being preserved in safety. If this is true as to the present life, it is much more truly applicable to the spiritual life of the soul. Farther, the more highly to magnify this instance of God’s liberality, we are taught, at the same time, that it depends entirely upon his good pleasure, there being no other cause of it. (536) Whence it follows, that they are wholly bound and indebted to Him who is induced by his free bounty alone to continue to extend to them his help.
(536) “The Hebrew ליהוה, must be rendered of or from the Lord, in both places in this verse: ‘Of the Lord is our shield or defense;’ ‘Of the Lord, or from him,’ i e. , of his appointment, ‘is our King.’”— Hammond
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(17) Glory.Better, ornament. The crown of a nations strength is not the triumphs it wins, nor the prosperity it secures, but the spirit in which these are used. Humility, and not pride, acknowledgment of God, and not conceit in her wealth or power, was the ornament of Israels strength, and made her greatness in her best days.
Our horn shall be exalted.See Note, Psa. 132:17. Modern Eastern proverbs, such as What a fine horn he has! spoken of a great man, still preserve the figure.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
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 his church. There, where God the Father hath placed all his glory, there the people who know the joyful sound have placed all their dependence. Surely in the Lord have I righteousness and strength, is what God proclaimed should be the solemn declaration of the redeemed. And then it follows, In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory. Isa 45:24-25 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 89:17 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 comfort, and do over abound exceedingly with joy in all their tribulation, 2Co 7:4 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
glory = beauty.
horn. Many codices, with four early printed editions, read “horns” (plural); but seven early printed editions read sing,
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
For thou: Psa 28:7, 1Co 1:30, 1Co 1:31, 2Co 12:9, 2Co 12:10, Phi 4:13
our horn: Psa 89:24, Psa 75:10, Psa 92:10, Psa 112:9, Psa 132:17, Psa 148:14, 1Sa 2:1, 1Sa 2:10
Reciprocal: Psa 30:7 – by thy Psa 75:4 – Lift Psa 91:14 – I will set Psa 106:20 – Thus 1Pe 5:6 – that
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
89:17 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.