Psalms 89:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. ”

Psalms 89:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Psalms 89:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 89:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXXIX. The Covenant with David. The Ps. may be divided thus: Psalms 89:1-18 . The promise made to David (2 Samuel 7). Yahweh is all-powerful, so that He can, faithful so that He will, fulfil His...
Psalms 89:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

glory . beauty. horn. Many codices, with four early printed editions, read "horns" (plural); but seven early printed editions read sing,
Psalms 89:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the 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...
Psalms 89:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. For thou art the glory of their strength - They are strong in faith, and give glory to thee, because they know...
Psalms 89:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 89:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 89:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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, acknowledg...
Psalms 89:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 89:1-52 THE foundation of this psalm is the promise in 2 Samuel 7:1-29 which guaranteed the perpetuity of the Davidic kingdom. Many of the characteristic phrases of the prophecy recur her...
Psalms 89:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

No God like Our God Psalms 89:1-18 To understand this psalm we must turn to 2 Samuel 7:1-29 , where God guaranteed that David's kingdom should be continued to his descendants. Nathan's words a...
Psalms 89:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 fort...
Psalms 89:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 o...
Psalms 89:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 righteou...
Psalms 89:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 comf...
Psalms 89:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 Wh...
Psalms 89:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O L ORD , i...
Psalms 89:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 e...
Psalms 89:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 i...
Psalms 89:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 D...
Psalms 89:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 89:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 res...
Psalms 89:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 89:1-19 ); they culminated in the D...
Psalms 89:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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, o...
Psalms 89:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Corinthians 1:31 ; 1 Samuel 2:1 ; 1 Samuel 2:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 28:7 ; Psalms 112:9 ; Psalms 132:17 ; Psalms 1...
Psalms 89:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Psalm of Worshipful Praise Psalms 89:1-37 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...
Psalms 89:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The glory — To thee alone belongs the glory of all their valiant achievements.

Psalms 89:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 89:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 89:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 89:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 89:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 89:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 89:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 89:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 89:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 89:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 89:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes