Psalms 89:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Psalms 89:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then thou spakest in vision - Or, by a vision. See this word explained in the notes at Isaiah 1:1 . The meaning is, that God had spoken this by means of visions, or by communications made to his...
Psalms 89:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then thou spakest in vision to (q) thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] (r) mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people. (q) To Samuel and to others, to assure tha...
Psalms 89:19 - 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 89:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. Then thou spakest in vision to thy meek ones. The Psalmist now declares at greater length why he said that the king, set over the chosen people for the preservation of the public good, w...
Psalms 89:19 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 649 THE SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST TO SAVE Psalms 89:19 . Thou spakest in vision to thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty. HOW joyful must these tidings be,...
Psalms 89:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one - Inste...
Psalms 89:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. -Development of the original promise to David, a...
Psalms 89:19 - 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 89:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The mention of the king allows the poet to bring still more into prominence the special promises made to Israel. The piece, which is couched in oracular language, is introduced by a prose statement r...
Psalms 89:19 - 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 89:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Covenant with David Psalms 89:19-37 In this section the psalmist draws put, in detail, the fundamental prophecy by Nathan already mentioned; first, in the promises given to David, Psalms 8...
Psalms 89:19 - 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 89:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nothing, I venture to believe, hath tended more to obscure the glories of the Lord Jesus, and to hide from the view of an ordinary reader the many blessed things which the book of Psalms is continual...
Psalms 89:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then thou spakest in vision to thy Holy One ,.... Samuel the prophet, that holy man of God, to whom the Lord spoke in vision, or by a spirit of prophecy, concerning David, the choice and exaltation...
Psalms 89:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 19. Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy...
Psalms 89:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then That is, of old; thou spakest in vision Which then was the usual way by which God spake to the prophets; to thy Holy One To thy holy prophets, the singular number being put for the plural;...
Psalms 89:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that...
Psalms 89:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then, i.e. of old; for this particle is sometimes put indefinitely. Or, then, when thou didst set David in the throne. In vision; which then was the usual way by which God spake to the prophets,...
Psalms 89:19 - 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 89:19 - 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 89:19 - 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 89:19 - 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 89:19 - 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 89:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Thou spakest in vision to Thy holy one, to His saint and servant, namely, the prophet Nathan, who acted as God's representative in dealing with David, 2 Samuel 7, and saidst, I have laid help u...
Psalms 89:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:34 ; 1 Samuel 16:1 ; 1 Samuel 16:18 ; 2 Peter 1:21 ; 2 Peter 3:2 ; 2 Samuel 7:8-17 ; Hebrews 2:9-17 ; Isaiah 9:6 ; Jeremiah 30:21 ; Luke 1:70 ; Mark 1:24 ; Philippians 2:6-11 ;...
Psalms 89:19 - 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 89:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Vision — Which then was the usual way by which God spake to the prophets. Holy one — To thy holy prophets; the singular number being put for the plural; especially to Samuel and Nathan. Laid help —...

Psalms 89:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 89:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 89:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 89:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 89:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 89:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 89:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 89:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 89:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 89:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 89:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes