Psalms 89:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. ”

Psalms 89:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I have said - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “Thou hast said,” which is more in accordance with what the connection seems to demand; but the Hebrew will not admit of this c...
Psalms 89:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For I have (b) said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou (c) establish in the very heavens. (b) As he who surely believed in heart. (c) As your invisible heaven is not sub...
Psalms 89:2 - 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 89:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I have said. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "Thou hast said". Compare Psalms 89:19 . The words of Ethan, reminding Jehovah of His covenant with David. Mercy . Lovingkindness, or...
Psalms 89:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever. He assigns the reason why he perseveres in singing the Divine praises in the midst of adversities; which is, that he does not despair of...
Psalms 89:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. Mercy shall be built up for ever - God's goodness is the foundation on which his mercy re...
Psalms 89:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever - as a building ever progressin...
Psalms 89:2 - 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 89:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Mercy... faithfulness. — These words, so often combined, express here, as commonly in the psalms, the attitude of the covenant God towards His people. The art of the poet is shown in this exordium....
Psalms 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nothing can be more beautiful or interesting than the transition which is here made from Ethan to Jehovah himself. The sacred writer had determined to make known God's mercies; but in so doing, the L...
Psalms 89:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For I have said ,.... That is, in his heart he had said, he had thought of it, was assured of it, strongly concluded it, from the Spirit and word of God; he believed it, and therefore he spoke it; h...
Psalms 89:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. Ver. 2. For I have said ] I believed, therefore have I spoken it; I dare say it shall...
Psalms 89:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord He speaks this by way of preface, lest the following complaints of present miseries should argue ingratitude for former mercies. I will make known thy faithf...
Psalms 89:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Mercy and Faithfulness. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. 1 I will sing of the mercies of the L ORD for eve...
Psalms 89:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have said within myself. I have been assured in my own mind. Mercy shall be built up for ever: as thou hast laid a sure foundation of mercy to David's family, by that everlasting covenant which...
Psalms 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - 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 89:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:6 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Hebrews 6:18 ; Luke 1:50 ; Matthew 24:35 ; Nehemiah 1:5 ; Nehemiah 9:17 ; Nehemiah 9:31 ; Numbers 23:19 ; Psalms 103:17 ; Psalms 36:5 ; Psalms 119:89 ; Ps...
Psalms 89:2 - 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 89:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Establish — As firmly and durably as the heavens themselves.

Psalms 89:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 89:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 89:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 89:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 89:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 89:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 89:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 89:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 89:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 89:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 89:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes