Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:42
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries - Thou hast given them that strength which thou didst formerly give to thy own people; therefore these are depressed, those exalted. read more
Psalm 89:38-44 Nasb
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:43
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword - The arms and military prowess of thy people are no longer of any use to them; Thou art against them, and therefore they are fallen. In what a perilous and hopeless situation must that soldier be who, while defending his life against his mortal foe, has his sword broken, or its edge turned; or, in modern warfare, whose gun misses fire! The Gauls, when invaded by the Romans, had no method of hardening iron; at every blow their swords bended, so... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:44
Thou hast made his glory to cease - The kingly dignity is destroyed, and there is neither king nor throne remaining. read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:38
Verse 38 38.But thou hast abhorred and rejected him. Here the prophet complains that in consequence of the decayed state of the kingdom, the prophecy appeared to have failed of its accomplishment. Not that he accuses God of falsehood; but he speaks in this manner, that he may with all freedom cast his cares and griefs into the bosom of God, who permits us to deal thus familiarly with him. It doubtless becomes us to frame our desires according to the divine will; but that person cannot be said... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:40
Verse 40 40.Thou hast broken down all his walls. The prophet, although he might easily have found another cause to which to impute the breaking down and razing of the fortifications, yet under the influence of devout and sanctified feeling acknowledges God to be the author of this calamity; being fully convinced that men could not at their pleasure have destroyed the kingdom which God had set up had not the Divine anger been kindled. Afterwards speaking metaphorically, he complains that the... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:42
Verse 42 42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors. Here he states that God took part with the enemies of the king; for he was well aware that these enemies could not have prevailed but by the will of God, who inspires some with courage, and renders others faint-hearted. In short, in proportion to the number of the calamities which had befallen the chosen people, was the number of the evidences of their having been forsaken by God; for, so long as he continued his favor, the whole... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:1-52
Psalms 89:52 is no part of the psalm, but the doxology which concludes the Book. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:1-52
The general subject— God's promise to David and his seed but the present state of things is a bitter contrast to the promise, and a prayer that God would remove the contrast. Suggests— I. THAT GOD HAS ENTERED INTO A GRAND COVENANT WITH MANKIND . Given us the greatest and most precious promises. 1 . Promises that relate to our highest nature. "I will be a Father to them, and ye shall be my sons and daughters." 2 . That relate to our greatest calamity. ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:38
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. The first "thou" is emphatic— אתּה , THOU , "the faithful Witness;" THOU , who hast made all these promises, art the very One who has falsified them all—who hast "been wroth with thine anointed," abhorred (or rejected) him, and cast him off: read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:41
All that pass bay the way spoil him - The land is in the condition of a vineyard, the hedge of which is broken down, so that they who pass by may pull the grapes, and dismantle or tear down the vines. The Chaldeans and the Assyrians began the ravage; the Samaritans on the one hand, and the Idumeans on the other, have completed it. read more