Bible Commentary

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 20. I have found ] Sought out and provided. Cp. 1Sa 13:14; 1Sa 16:1; Act 13:22. David my servant ] See on Psa 78:70, and cp. 2Sa 3:18; 2Sa 7:5; 2Sa 7:8. have I anointed him ] 1Sa 16:1; 1Sa 16:12 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:20”

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people. 19. Then ] On the well-known occasion already referred to in Psa 89:3-4. in vision ] See 2Sa 7:17. to thy holy one ] Nathan, or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:19”

For the LORD [is] our defense; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king. 18. For to Jehovah belongeth our shield; And our King to the Holy One of Israel. Shield, as in Psa 47:9, is a metaphor for the king as the protector of his people. The king of Israel belongs to Jehovah, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:18”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:17”

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 16. shall they rejoice shall they be exalted ] Render with R.V. do they rejoice are they exalted. Jehovah’s revelation of Himself is at once the source and the subject of their joy: His unswerving adherence to His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:16”

Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. 15. Happy the people that know the shout of joy, That walk, Jehovah, In the light of thy countenance. Ter‘h may mean the jubilant shouting with which religious festivities were celebrated (Psa 27:6; Psa 33:3; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:15”

Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 14. Righteousness and judgement are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth attend thy presence. The first line recurs in Psa 97:2. Cp. too Psa 33:5. Righteousness, or the principle of justice, and judgement, or the application … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:14”

Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand. 13. THINE is an arm with might. ‘Arm,’ ‘hand,’ ‘right hand’ (terms frequently used in connexion with the Exodus, e.g. Exo 15:6; Exo 15:9; Exo 15:12; Exo 15:16) denote not merely power but the exertion of power; and the use … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:13”

The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 12. The north and the south ] The furthest extremities of the world. Cp. Job 26:7. Tabor and Hermon ] These mountains are named, not so much to represent the West and East of the land, as because … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:12”

The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them. 11. THINE are the heavens, THINE also the earth: The world and the fulness thereof, THOU hast founded them. Cp. Psa 24:1-2; Psa 50:12; Psa 78:69; Job 38:4; Pro 3:19. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 89:11”