Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:26
He shall cry unto me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
26. The promise made to David on behalf of Solomon is here extended to David himself. For my God, and the rock of my salvation cp. Psa 18:2; Deu 32:15.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father – He shall appeal to me, or come to me as a Father, and as his only hope and defense.
My God – He shall come to me as God, and shall recognize me as his God, his only trust and hope.
And the rock of my salvation – See the notes at Psa 18:2. The meaning of all this is, that he would at all times recognize him as his only trust and hope, and that he would be faithful on his part to God.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
He shall find me to be a true and a kind Father to him, and shall familiarly and confidently make his addresses to me as such, for all necessary supplies and assistances, which parents willingly afford to their children, as need requires.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
26, 27. first-bornone who ischief, most beloved or distinguished (Exo 4:22;Col 1:15). In God’s sight andpurposes he was the first among all monarchs, and specially so in histypical relation to Christ.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
He shall cry unto me, thou art my Father,…. Not by creation, as he is the Father of angels and men; nor by adoption, as he is the Father of saints; but by generation, being the begotter of him, Ps 2:7 so that he is Christ’s own and proper Father, and Christ is his own and proper Son, Joh 5:18, and he frequently called him his Father, and asserted him to be in this relation to him, Joh 5:17
Joh 10:30, and addressed him, called upon him, and prayed unto him as such, Mt 11:25, “my God”; that chose him to be the Mediator, Redeemer, and Saviour; who made a covenant with him, his chosen; who prepared and provided the human nature of Christ; anointed him with the gifts and graces of his Spirit, and supported him in his sufferings, and crowned him with glory and honour; whom Christ loved as his God, trusted in him as such, obeyed him, and prayed unto him: he called him his God, owned him to be so, and called upon him, and cried unto him, as such, Joh 20:17. God is the Father of Christ, as Christ is a divine Person; and he is the God of Christ, as Christ is man: these two relations frequently go together in the New Testament, Joh 20:17. It is added,
and the Rock of my salvation; that bore him up, and where he stood firm, while he was working out the salvation of his people; and though he was not saved from sufferings and death, yet he was quickly delivered from the grave, and raised from the dead, and set at the right hand of God, where he must reign till all enemies are put under his feet.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
26. He shall cry to me, Thou art my Father. In this verse it is declared, that the chief excellence of this king will consist in this, that he will be accounted the Son of God. This indeed is a title of honor, which is applied to all whom God ordains to be kings, as we have seen in a previous psalm,
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I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High:” (Psa 82:6)
but in the passage before us, something special is expressed of the holy king whom God had chosen, and it is intended to say, that he will be the son of God in a different sense. We shall immediately see in the subsequent verse, how he is placed in a higher rank than the kings of the earth, although they may sway the scepter over a larger extent of country. It was therefore a privilege peculiar to only one king in this world, to be called the Son of God. Had it been otherwise, the apostle reasoned not only inconclusively but absurdly, in quoting this text as a proof of the doctrine, that Christ is superior to the angels:
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I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son,” (Heb 1:5.)
Angels, and kings, and all who are regenerated by the Spirit of adoption, are called sons of God; but David, when God promises to take him for his son, is, by singular prerogative, elevated above all others to whom this designation is applied. This is still more apparent from the following verse, in which he is called God’s first-born, because he is higher than all the kings of the earth; and this is an honor which transcends all the dignity both of men and angels. If it is objected, that David being a mortal man could not be equal to the angels, the obvious answer is, that if he is considered in himself, he cannot justly be elevated to the same rank with them, but with the highest propriety he may, in so far as for a time he represented the person of Christ.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(26) He shall cry.This verse is interesting in view of the theological development in the psalter. We might think that the poet was referring to an actual psalm of David, with whom the expression, My God, the rock of my salvation, was familiar (see Psa. 18:1-2, &c.), were it not for the word Father, a title for the Divine Being which the national religion did not frame till the exile period (Jer. 3:4; Jer. 3:19; Isa. 63:16).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 89:26 He shall cry unto me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
Ver. 26. He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father ] This was a royalty above all the rest, Joh 1:12 1Jn 3:1 , and applied to Christ, the only begotten Son of God; it sets him above all the angels, Heb 1:4-8
My God
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Thou: 2Sa 7:14, 1Ch 22:10, Mat 26:39, Mat 26:42, Luk 23:46, Joh 11:41, Joh 20:17, Heb 1:5
God: Psa 43:4, Mar 15:34
rock: Psa 18:46, Psa 62:2, Psa 62:6, Psa 62:7, Psa 95:1, 2Sa 22:47, Isa 50:7-9
Reciprocal: Deu 32:15 – the Rock 2Sa 22:51 – the tower 1Ki 1:36 – the Lord 1Ch 17:13 – I will be 1Ch 28:9 – the God Psa 7:1 – O Psa 16:2 – thou hast Psa 35:23 – my God Psa 45:7 – thy God Psa 69:29 – let thy Psa 140:7 – the strength Eze 21:10 – General Joh 1:34 – this Heb 1:9 – thy God
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
89:26 He shall cry unto me, Thou [art] my {y} father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
(y) His excellent dignity will appear in this, that he will be named the son of God and the firstborn in which he is a figure of Christ.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
God promised that David would enjoy a special relationship of intimacy with Yahweh, who would treat him as His firstborn son (2Sa 7:14). This involved double blessings and much authority under his Father. David would become the most highly exalted king on the earth. Moreover, God would bless him with a dynasty that would rule Israel forever (cf. 2Sa 7:12-13; 2Sa 7:16).