God’s Word Translation
Psalms 89:25
25I will put his ⌞left⌟ hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
Psalms 89:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
- New International Version (NIV)I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.
Context of Psalms 89:25
23I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him. 24My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious. I will put his ⌞left⌟ hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. 26He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’ 27Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י בַיָּ֣ם יָד֑וֹ וּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹת יְמִינֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:25
- Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.
- Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 80:11It reached out with its branches to the Mediterranean Sea. Its shoots reached the Euphrates River.
- 1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.
- Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
Commentaries on Psalms 89:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25I will set his hand also in the sea - This was literally fulfilled in David. Hand signifies power or authority; he set his hand on the sea in conquering the Philistines, and extending his empire along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, from Tyre to Pelusium. All the coasts of the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabic Ocean, might be said to have been under his government, for they all paid tribute to him or his son Solomon. His right hand in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25I 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 the great rivers on the east - the Tigris and Euphrates. These were the promised boundaries of the land. Genesis 15:18. David secured a conquest over all these territories, and united all under his scepter, thus securing the accomplishment of the promise made to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-37Verses 19-37 The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions and promises are fully…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-37The Lord chose David as his son and king of Israel (see Psalm 2:4–6; 2 Samuel 7:8–16) to protect his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 89
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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