Psalms 89:18

For the Lord. — Or, rather —

“For of Jehovah is our shield,
And of Israel’s Holy One our king,”

“shield” and “king” being in synonymous parallelism. Jehovah is the source of the theocratic power.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 89:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the Lord is our defense - Margin, “Our shield is of the Lord.” The original word rendered “defense,” is shield. Compare Psalms 5:12 , note;...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the LORD [is] our (p) defence; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king. (p) In that our King has power to defend us, it is the gift of God.
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

defence . shield. Hebrew. ganan, to cover, or protect.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. For to Jehovah is our buckler. As the chief protection of the people was in the person of their king, it is here expressly shown, that t...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For the Lord is our defence, &c.— Mudge connects this with the following verse thus: Yes, to the Lord belongs our shield, and to the Holy One...
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...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

RV 'For our shield belongeth unto the Lord; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.' The 'shield' is the same as the 'king,' who is under God's pro...
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 th...
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...
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 cala...
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 fo...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the Lord is our defence ,.... From all their enemies, being all around them, as a wall of fire to protect them, and as the mountains were round...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the LORD [is] our defence; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king. Ver. 18. For the Lord is our defence ] Heb. our shield; the body cannot b...
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 a...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that k...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse gives a reason of the psalmist's confidence that their horn would be exalted. The Holy One of Israel is our King; having therefore so po...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 89:1-2 . I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have sa...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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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...
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 t...
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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the Lord is our Defense, and the Holy One of Israel is our King. The confidence of the believers in the ultimate victory of their cause is so gre...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 33:27-29 ; Genesis 15:1 ; Isaiah 1:4 ; Isaiah 12:6 ; Isaiah 29:19 ; Isaiah 30:11 ; Isaiah 33:22 ; Isaiah 43:14 ; Isaiah 43:3 ;...
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 se...

¹⁸ For the LORDd is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 89:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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