Psalm 89:24-27

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 89:24

But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him ,.... The "faithfulness" of God was and is with Christ, in performing promises made to him respecting his work, and strength to do it, as man, and the glory that should follow; and also those made to his people in him, relating to grace here, and happiness hereafter: and though there was no "mercy" shown to Christ, as the surety of his people, but he was dealt with in strict justice; yet, as Mediator of the covenant, the special mercy of God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 89:25

I will set his hand also in the sea ,.... Which is expressive not of his dominion over the sea, and of his power and authority over all things in it, which: he has by right of creation, and as Mediator, Psalm 8:5 , of which there were instances in the days of his flesh, Matthew 8:26 , but of his kingdom taking place in, and of his government over the inhabitants of the isles of the sea; and so the Targum, "I will set or place his government in the provinces of the sea;' and which has... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:25

I will set his hand also in the sea - This was literally fulfilled in David. Hand signifies power or authority; he set his hand on the sea in conquering the Philistines, and extending his empire along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, from Tyre to Pelusium. All the coasts of the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabic Ocean, might be said to have been under his government, for they all paid tribute to him or his son Solomon. His right hand in the rivers - First, the Euphrates: he... 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 89:24

Verse 24 24My truth and my mercy shall be with him. God shows that he will continue to exercise without intermission that grace which he had manifested towards David at first. These words are as if he had said, that to prove himself faithful to his word, he would be always gracious and bountiful. Thus We see that God, not only at the outset, furnished David with testimonies of his goodness, but that he always continued to deal with him in the same merciful way. This has a reference to the whole... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 89:25

Verse 25 25.And I will set his hand in the sea. The vast extent of the kingdom is here adverted to. As the people by their wickedness had, as it were, blocked up the way, and intercepted the blessing of God, their inheritance was more limited than the promise implied. But now God declares, that during the reign of David, it will be again enlarged, so that the people shall possess the whole country, from the sea even to the river Euphrates. From this we gather, that what God had promised by... 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

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