New English Translation
Psalms 89:27
27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
Psalms 89:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
Context of Psalms 89:27
25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. 26He will call out to me, ‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’ I 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. 29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.
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אַף־אָ֭נִי בְּכ֣וֹר אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:27
- Psalms 2:7The king says, “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: ‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
- Romans 8:29because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
- Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
- Psalms 2:10So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!
- Psalms 72:11All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.
- Numbers 24:7He will pour the water out of his buckets, and their descendants will be like abundant water; their king will be greater than Agag, and their kingdom will be exalted.
- 2 Chronicles 1:12you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”
- 2 Chronicles 9:23All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.
- Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
- Revelation 19:16He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27I will make him my first-born - I will deal with him as a father by his first-born son, to whom a double portion of possessions and honors belong. First-born. is not always to be understood literally in Scripture. It often signifies simply a well-beloved, or best-beloved son; one preferred to all the rest, and distinguished by some eminent prerogative. Thus God calls Israel his son, his first-born, Exodus 4:22. See also Sirach 36:12. And even Ephraim is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Also I will make him my first-born - He shall be regarded and treated by me as the first-born son is in a family; that is, with distinguished favor and honor. Compare Genesis 27:19; Genesis 29:26; Exodus 4:22; Exodus 13:12; Jeremiah 31:9. See also the notes at Colossians 1:15, notes at Colossians 1:18. Higher than the kings of the earth - Than other kings; the most exalted among kings and rulers. This was entirely fulfilled in David, who occupied a…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. 27David would become the greatest of earthly kings. The Hebrew word translated highest is the same word used for God as “Most High” (‘elyon).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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