New Living Translation
Psalms 89:27
27I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on 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.
- 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 extend his rule over the sea, his dominion over the rivers. 26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth. 28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end. 29I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.
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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 proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
- Romans 8:29For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
- Colossians 1:15Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
- Psalms 2:10Now then, you kings, act wisely! Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
- Psalms 72:11All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.
- Numbers 24:7Water will flow from their buckets; their offspring have all they need. Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted.
- 2 Chronicles 1:12I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!”
- 2 Chronicles 9:23Kings from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.
- Isaiah 49:7The Lord, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations, to the one who is the servant of rulers: “Kings will stand at attention when you pass by. Princes will also bow low because of the Lord, the faithful one, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
- Revelation 19:16On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.
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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