“ His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. ”
His seed shall endure forever ... - His posterity. See the notes at Psalms 89:29 . There, the expression is, “his throne as the days of heaven.” Here it is, “his throne as the sun before me.” Th...
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...
His seed, &c. Compare John 12:34 .
36. His seed shall endure for ever. There now follows the promise that the right of sovereignty shall always remain with the posterity of David. These two things — his offspring and his thro...
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. His throne as the son - Splendid and glorious! dispensing light, heat, life, and salvation to all mankind.
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...
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...
What a blessed nevertheless this is, (verse 33) and how sweetly doth it come in here, to give relief to a poor sin-beaten, tempted, and fallen soul! Though poor and wretched, and wanderers from the L...
His seed shall endure for ever ,.... This is a confirmation by his oath of what he had before said, Psalms 89:29 which may be understood either of the perseverance of particular believers, of ever...
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. Ver. 36. His seed shall endure for ever ] Christ "shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days; and the pleasure of the Lord...
His throne as the sun before me In respect of perpetual duration, as appears, both from the foregoing and following words. It shall be established as the moon As the moon, though subject to eclip...
God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that...
In respect of perpetual duration, as appears both from the foregoing words, and from the following verse.
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
2 Samuel 7:16 ; Isaiah 53:10 ; Isaiah 59:21 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Jeremiah 33:20 ; John 12:34 ; Luke 1:33 ; Psalms 72:1 ; Psalms 72:5 ; Psalms 89:29 ; Psalms 89:4
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...