Psalm 89

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:4

Thy seed will I establish for ever ,.... Meaning not the natural seed of David, at least not only them; whose family was indeed preserved, though in very low circumstances, until the Messiah came, who sprung from thence, Luke 1:27 , but the spiritual seed of Christ, to whom it was promised that he should have a seed, and should see and enjoy it, and which should endure for ever; see Psalm 89:29 , and so he always has had a seed to serve him in all generations, in the worst of times, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:5

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord ,.... Which, by a prosopopceia, may be understood of the heavens literally, in the same sense as other inanimate creatures praise the Lord, Psalm 148:3 , or mystically of the church, consisting of heaven born souls, and whose doctrines and ordinances are from heaven; or of the apostles, as Jerom, who had their ministry, mission, commission, and gifts, from thence; or rather of the angels, the inhabitants of heaven, who praise the Lord for... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:6

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord ?.... Or "ranked" F14 יערך "par aestimetur", Junius & Tremellius; "par aestimabitur", Piscator. , or put upon a par, with him; none of the angels in heaven; for though they are holy, wise, knowing, powerful, faithful, kind, and merciful creatures, yet not to be compared with the Lord for holiness, wisdom, knowledge, strength, faithfulness, and mercy; see Exodus 15:11 , who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:7

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints ,.... Which Jarchi and Kimchi understand of angels again, and render it "God is to be feared in the great assembly of them"; for they are a very large number, even an innumerable company, in and by whom the Lord is feared and worshipped, Hebrews 12:21 , but rather an assembly or congregation of holy men are designed: it is the duty of such to assemble together publicly for religious worship; they ought to do it on account of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:8

O Lord God of hosts ,.... Of all the hosts of heaven, the sun, moon, and stars, and of all the heavenly hosts of angels, of all the armies in heaven, and the inhabitants of the earth: who is a strong Lord like unto thee ? he is Jah, or Jehovah, and he alone is so, and is the most High in all the earth, Psalm 83:18 and there is none like him for his great power and strength, by which he has made the heavens and the earth, and upholds them in their being; and by which he has redeemed his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:9

Thou rulest the raging of the sea ,.... The power, pride, and elation of it, when it swells, and foams, and rages, and becomes boisterous, and threatens vessels upon it with utter ruin and destruction; but the Lord, who has it under his dominion and government, restrains it; he has made and can manage it, and he only: his power over it is seen in assigning it its place, and ordering the waters of it to it when first made; in placing the sand for its boundary by a perpetual decree, which it... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:10

Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain ,.... Or Egypt, as in Psalm 87:4 or the Egyptians, and particularly Pharaoh their king; so the Targum explains it, "Rahab or the proud one, this is Pharaoh the wicked;' who and his people were broken to pieces by the plagues that were brought upon them, especially when all their firstborn were slain; and he and his host were broke in pieces at the Red sea, and were seen by the Israelites on the shore, all dead men; and this was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:11

The heavens are thine ,.... They are made and inhabited by him, they are the work of his hands, and the seat of his majesty, and the throne of his glory; the angels of heaven are his, his creatures and servants; the several heavens are his, the airy, starry, and third heavens; the place and state of the blessed and glorified saints is of his preparing and giving: the earth also is thine ; the whole terraqueous globe, and all that is in it, being made, preserved, and continued by him, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:12

The two extreme parts of the world, the northern and southern poles, whether inhabited or uninhabited, are created by the Lord, to answer some purpose or another; see Job 26:7 . Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name ; Tabor was a mountain in the western part of Galilee, in the tribe of Zebulun, Joshua 19:12 . This mountain, according to Mr. Maundrell F1 Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 113, 114, Ed. 7. , stands by itself in the plain of Esdraelon, about 1200 to 1800... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:13

Thou hast a mighty arm ,.... Christ is the arm of the Lord, and a mighty one he is, and so is the Gospel, which is the power of God unto salvation; here it seems to design the almighty power of God, displayed in the works of creation and providence; see Isaiah 51:9 . strong is thy hand ; thy "left hand", as some, it being distinguished from his right hand, mentioned in the next clause; the Targum adds, "to redeem thy people;' the work of redemption was put into the hand of Christ,... read more

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