Revised Version 1895

Psalms 89:3-28

3I have madeH3559 a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant;

4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah

5And the heavens shall praiseH5769 thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORDH3068? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the LORDH3068,

7A GodH410 very terrible in the council of the holy onesH1121, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?

8O LORD GodH410 of hosts, who is a mightyH410 one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness is roundH5439 aboutH5439 thee.

9Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

12The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy handH3225, and high is thy rightH3225 handH3225.

14Righteousness and judgmentH3027 are the foundation of thy throne: mercy and truth go beforeH5973 thy face.

15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they walk, O LORDH2617, in the light of thy countenanceH6440.

16In thy name do they rejoice allH3045 the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exaltedH7311.

18For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19Then thou spakest in vision to thy saintsH6918, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

20I have found David my servant; with my holyH2623 oil have I anointed him:

21With whom my hand shall be established; mine arm also shall strengthen him.

22The enemy shall notH3559 exact uponH3027 him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23And I will beat down his adversaries beforeH3808 him, and smite them that hate him.

24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

25I will setH7311 his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

26He shall cry unto meH7760, Thou art my father, my GodH3027, and the rock of my salvation.

27I also will makeH7121 him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

Commentaries on Psalms 89

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain