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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:38-52

38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory reserved for Christ's spiritual seed, which fadeth not away. From all this... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 89:38-52

Lament and Comfort v. 38. But Thou hast cast off and abhorred, rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine Anointed. The vicarious nature of the Redeemer's work is here stressed. So completely does He become the Substitute of man in the work of atonement that He can say He was rejected of God, that God was wroth with His Messiah. v. 39. Thou hast made void the covenant of Thy Servant, apparently spurning it in His anger; Thou hast profaned His crown by casting it to the ground, He Himself... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 89:1-52

Psalms 89:0Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite2 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever:With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.3 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.4 I have made a covenant with my chosen,I have sworn unto David my servant,5 Thy seed will I establish for ever,And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.6 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 89:38-52

“A Consuming Fire” Psalms 89:38-52 Here the psalmist falls into expostulation and lament. Whether he alludes to the time when Jerusalem was taken by Shishak in the days of Rehoboam, 1 Kings 14:25-26 , or when the youthful prince Jehoiachin was deposed by Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Kings 24:10-16 , it is impossible to say; but it seemed as if God’s faithfulness had failed. The psalmist dwells sorrowfully upon the contrast between God’s ancient Covenant and the sad reality. The family that had been... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 89:1-52

Taken as a whole, this song is one of the finest in the collection as a revelation of how the man of faith is compelled to view circumstances of calamity. In a poem of great beauty he first sets forth the praises of God (vv. Psa 89:1-37 ). Then he surveys the present condition of His people, and so creates a contrast (vv. Psa 89:38-52 ). No present defeat can dim the glory of past history as it reveals the facts of Divine majesty. Yet these past facts and confidences may be the reason of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:49

THE FAILURE OF FAITH‘Lord, where are Thy former lovingkindnesses, which Thou swarest unto David in Thy truth?’ Psalms 89:49 It was on the morrow of the profound humiliation of Jerusalem by Shishak, and amidst the political and religious ruins which it had brought with it, that the eighty-ninth psalm was written. The writer was an old servant and friend of the royal house: Ethan the Ezrahite. He was one of those wise men whose names are recorded as having been exceeded in wisdom by King... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:1-52

LXXXIX. The Covenant with David.— The Ps. may be divided thus: Psalms 89:1-Job :. The promise made to David (2 Samuel 7). Yahweh is all-powerful, so that He can, faithful so that He will, fulfil His word. Psalms 89:19-Haggai :. The promise considered at greater length. Observe the sobriety of tone. It is David’ s dynasty, not David himself, which is to endure for ever, and the kingdom promised is not world-wide but limited to the old boundaries, viz. the Euphrates and the Egyptian frontier.... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 89:49

Hast thou forgotten or repented of all that mercy and kindness which thou hast promised and sworn, and sometimes performed, unto David and his family and kingdom? read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 89:50

I, i.e. we thy servants, as he now said; our king and his people; of whom he speaks as of one person, as is very usual in Holy Scripture. Or the psalmist showeth how particularly and passionately he resented those reproaches which were cast upon their king and kingdom, as if they were east upon himself. Bear in my bosom: this phrase may denote either, first, the multitude of these reproaches, things being said to be given or received into a man’s bosom, which are given or received in great... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 89:51

Or, of thy Messiah; by whom he seems to understand either, first, the kings of Judah, the singular number being put for the plural; and by their footsteps may be meant either their ways or actions, and the sad consequences thereof; or the traces or memorials of their ancient splendour and dominion, wherewith they now upbraid them: or rather, secondly, the Messiah, most properly and eminently so called; of whom not only many Christians, but the Chaldee paraphrast and the Hebrew doctors,... read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:38-52

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 89:38-52

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 89:1-52

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 89:38-52

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 89:1-52

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:49

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:1-52

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 89:49

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 89:50

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 89:51

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