New English Translation
Psalms 89:26
26He will call out to me, ‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’
Psalms 89:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall cry to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
Context of Psalms 89:26
24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. He will call out to me, ‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’ 27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth’s kings. 28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:26 word by word
ה֣וּא יִ֭קְרָאֵנִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אֵ֝לִ֗י וְצ֣וּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:26
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’
- Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.
- John 11:41So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.
- John 20:17Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
- Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says, “I will be his father and he will be my son.”
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp.
- Mark 15:34Around three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Psalms 18:46The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
- Psalms 95:1Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!
- 2 Samuel 22:47The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!
- Isaiah 50:7But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father - He shall appeal to me, or come to me as a Father, and as his only hope and defense. My God - He shall come to me as God, and shall recognize me as his God, his only trust and hope. And the rock of my salvation - See the notes at Psalm 18:2. The meaning of all this is, that he would at all times recognize him as his only trust and hope, and that he would be faithful on his part to God.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. 26-29The Lord adopted David as his son, appointed him as his commander over the nations, and promised to support him forever. Verse 26 recalls a verse from David’s song of praise (2 Samuel 22:47).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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