New English Translation
Psalms 89:13
13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.
Psalms 89:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
- New International Version (NIV)Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
Context of Psalms 89:13
11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. 14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. 15How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.
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לְךָ֣ זְ֭רוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָ֑ה תָּעֹ֥ז יָ֝דְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:13
- Psalms 89:10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
- Psalms 62:11God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,
- Daniel 4:34But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.
- Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou hast a mighty arm - Margin, as in Hebrew,” an arm with might.” That is, Thou hast great power - the arm being the instrument by which we accomplish our purposes. Strong is thy hand - The hand, too, is an instrument by which we execute our plans. Hence, God is so often represented a having delivered his people with a strong hand. And high is thy right hand - It is by the right hand particularly that we carry out our purposes. We lift it high when we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reverence when we worship God. But how little of this appears in our congregations, and how much cause have we to humble ourselves on this account! That almighty power which smote Egypt, will scatter the enemies of the church, while all who trust in God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13In this hymn, the psalmist celebrates God’s complete and powerful rule over nature.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. To illustrate His power and faithfulness examples are cited from history. His control of the sea (the most mighty and unstable object in nature), and of Egypt (Psa 87:4), the first great foe of Israel (subjected to utter helplessness from pride and insolence), are specimens. At the same time, the whole frame of nature founded and sustained by Him, Tabor and Hermon for "east and west," and "north and south," together representing the whole world…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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