Psalm 89:26-28 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 89:19-37

The covenant God made with David and his seed was mentioned before (Ps. 89:3, 4); but in these verses it is enlarged upon, and pleaded with God, for favour to the royal family, now almost sunk and ruined; yet certainly it looks at Christ, and has its accomplishment in him much more than in David; nay, some passages here are scarcely applicable at all to David, but must be understood of Christ only (who is therefore called David our king, Hos. 3:5), and very great and precious promises they are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:26

He shall cry unto me, thou art my Father ,.... Not by creation, as he is the Father of angels and men; nor by adoption, as he is the Father of saints; but by generation, being the begotter of him, Psalm 2:7 so that he is Christ's own and proper Father, and Christ is his own and proper Son, John 5:18 , and he frequently called him his Father, and asserted him to be in this relation to him, John 5:17 , John 10:30 , and addressed him, called upon him, and prayed unto him as such, ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:27

Also I will make him my firstborn ,.... Or, "make him the firstborn"; make him great, as Jarchi interprets it; give him the blessing, the double portion of inheritance: so Christ is made most blessed for ever, and has all spiritual blessings in his hands; and is heir of all things, and his people joint-heirs with him. Christ is God's "firstborn", or "first begotten", Hebrews 1:6 , being begotten by him, and of him; and his firstbegotten, though none begotten after him; as the first that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:28

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore ,.... That is, for his mystical body, his church and people; for whom stores of mercy are kept with him, to be laid out in their regeneration, pardon, salvation, and eternal life; for to them the mercy of God is from everlasting to everlasting, Psalm 103:17 , unless this is to be understood of the "grace" and "kindness" F7 חסדי "bonitatem meam", Musculus, Tigurine version; "benignitatem meam", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "gratiam... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:27

I 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 called God's first-born, Jeremiah... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:26

Verse 26 26.He shall cry to me, Thou art my Father. In this verse it is declared, that the chief excellence of this king will consist in this, that he will be accounted the Son of God. This indeed is a title of honor, which is applied to all whom God ordains to be kings, as we have seen in a previous psalm, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High:” (Psalms 82:6) but in the passage before us, something special is expressed of the holy king whom God had chosen,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:28

Verse 28 28.And I will keep my mercy to him for ever. We see how God frequently repeats, that he had set up the kingdom of David with the express design of establishing it for ever. By placing his mercy first in order, and then adding his covenant, he points out the cause of this covenant, intimating in one word, that it is gratuitous, and that his grace is not only the foundation on which it rests, but also the cause why it is preserved inviolate. The amount is, that God will be always... 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 89:5-37

The psalmist carries out the intention proclaimed in Psalms 89:1 , and proceeds to "sing of the mercies of the Lord" at great length. His song of praise divides into two portions. From Psalms 89:5 to Psalms 89:18 it is a general laudation of the Almighty for his greatness in heaven ( Psalms 89:5-7 ), in nature ( Psalms 89:9 , Psalms 89:11 , Psalms 89:12 ), and in the course of his rule on earth ( Psalms 89:10 , Psalms 89:13-18 ), after which it passes into a laudation of him... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 89:19-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:1-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:1-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 89:5-37

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