“ I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. ”
I will set his hand also in the sea ... - His dominion shall extend from the sea on the one hand to the rivers on the other. The sea here evidently refers to the Mediterranean; and the rivers to...
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the (x) rivers. (x) He will enjoy the land around him.
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...
25. And I will set his hand in the sea. The vast extent of the kingdom is here adverted to. As the people by their wickedness had, as it were, blocked up the way, and intercepted the blessin...
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. I will set his hand also in the sea - This was literally fulfilled in David. Hand signifies power or authority; he set his hand...
I will set his hand also in the sea, &c.— i.e. "His empire shall extend from the Mediterranean sea to the rivers Euphrates and Tigris." See 2 Samuel 8:1 and Psalms 72:8 .
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...
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...
In the sea. — A reference, as in Psalms 72:8 ; Psalms 80:11 , to the limits of the Solomonic kingdom, the Mediterranean and the Euphrates. For the figure we may compare a saying attributed by Cur...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I will set his hand also in the sea ,.... Which is expressive not of his dominion over the sea, and of his power and authority over all things in it, which: he has by right of creation, and as Media...
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. Ver. 25. I will set his hand also in the sea ] He shall be a vice-god, Dan 12:7 Revelation 10:1 . Herodotus saith that the A...
My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him Faithfulness in making good all my promises to him; and mercy in doing more for him than I promised, and in pardoning his sins, for which I might justl...
God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that...
I will set his hand, i.e. establish his power and dominion. In the sea; the midland sea. The rivers, to wit, Euphrates, called rivers in the plural number, as Nilus also is, Isaiah 18:1 Eze...
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 89:1 . 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...
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...
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...
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...
The Rule of the Messiah
1 Kings 4:21 ; Psalms 2:8 ; Psalms 72:8-11 ; Psalms 80:11 ; Revelation 11:15
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...
Set — Establish his power and dominion. The sea — The mid — land sea. The rivers — Euphrates, called rivers, in regard of divers branches of it, and rivers which flow into it. So here is a descript...