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Psalms 89:27
27And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
Psalms 89:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth.
Context of Psalms 89:27
25I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. 26He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’ And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth. 28I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail. 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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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 2:7I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.
- Romans 8:29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
- Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- Psalms 2:10Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
- Psalms 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Numbers 24:7Water will flow from their buckets; their seed will have abundant water. “Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted.
- 2 Chronicles 1:12therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.”
- 2 Chronicles 9:23All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
- Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
- Revelation 19:16On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: 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 splendor 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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