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Psalms 89:13

Thou hast a mighty arm, the singer here summarizing his description of God's majestic power; strong is Thy hand, and high is Thy right hand, the emblem of His irresistible power is exalted. The poet now turns to the manifestation of God's attributes as they chiefly appear in the work of redemption and in the relation of God to His children on earth.

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See also Psalms 89:13 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THOU HAST A MIGHTY ARM - Margin, as in Hebrew,” an arm with might.” That is, Thou hast great power - the arm being the instrument by which we accomplish our purposes. STRONG IS THY HAND - The hand, t...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 89 God's Faithfulness: His Oath-bound Covenant with David _ 1. Jehovah's faithfulness (Psalms 89:1)_ 2. His covenant with David (Psalms 89:19) 3. The ruin and desolation ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LXXXIX. THE COVENANT WITH DAVID. The Ps. may be divided thus: Psalms 89:1. The promise made to David (2 Samuel 7). Yahweh is all-powerful, so that He can, faithful so that He will, fulfil His word. Ps...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HAND. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The adoring recital of God's attributes which follows here has a twofold purpose in relation to the subject of the Psalm. It is a plea with God, and it is an encouragement to Israel. His omnipotence g...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Jehovah's incomparableness is manifested in nature and in history....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    THINE is an arm with might. -Arm," -hand," -right hand" (terms frequently used in connexion with the Exodus, e.g. Exodus 15:6; Exodus 15:9; Exodus 15:12; Exodus 15:16

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 89 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Covenant with David Contrasted with the Present Dishonour of David's Heir. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 89:1-2, The Keynotes of the psalmJehovah's Kindness and Faithfu...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. -Inasmuch as the value of a promise depends on the power and the faithfulness of the promi...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    We have here another national and historical Ps., written when the Jewish kingdom and its king had fallen very low before their enemies, contrasting the promises made to David with their seeming lack...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ MAKE YOUR *KINGDOM COME SOON! PSALMS 89 Make your *kingdom come soon. Make people obey your rules in the earth as they do in *heaven ...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (8-13) Not only is God incomparable in heaven, He is also the only mighty and lofty one in nature or history....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HIGH IS THY RIGHT HAND. — The strong hand is supposed raised to strike. (Comp. Psalms 89:42.)...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 89:14]_ לְךָ֣ זְ֭רֹועַ עִם ־גְּבוּרָ֑ה תָּעֹ֥ז...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 89:1 THE foundation of this psalm is the promise in 2 Samuel 7:1 which guaranteed the perpetuity of the Davidic kingdom. Many of the characteristic phrases of the prophecy recur here- _ e.g.,_...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    NO GOD LIKE OUR GOD Psalms 89:1 To understand this psalm we must turn to 2 Samuel 7:1, where God guaranteed that David's kingdom should be continued to his descendants. Nathan's words are quoted in P...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    These verses contain a blessed hymn of praise. Jehovah's name, and his perfections, are gratefully celebrated. His sovereignty, grace, power, love, and goodness, are beautifully set forth, and most th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 89. We have seen that Psalms 88 puts Israel in the presence of Jehovah (when guilty of having been unfaithful to Him), under the judgment of Jehovah, with the sense of wrath, yet in faith in Je...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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, di...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand. Ver. 13. _Thou hast a mighty arm_] Men should, therefore, both tremble before God, and trust in him, 1 Peter 2:6 . _ Strong...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thou hast a mighty arm_, &c. Thy power, extending itself throughout the whole, always effects, in every place, whatsoever thou designest, and that with an irresistible force; whether it be to punish...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    A MIGHTY ARM: _ Heb._ an arm with might...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-14 The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reve...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THY HAND; either thy left hand, because thy right hand seems to be opposed to it; or thy right hand, as it is limited and explained in the next clause. HIGH IS; or, _is_ or _shall be exalted_, or _lif...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 89:13 mighty H1369 arm H2220 Strong H5810 (H8799) hand H3027 high H7311 (H8799) hand H3225 a

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 89:1. _I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 89:1. _I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 89:1. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. That is to say, an instructive Psalm, written by or for one Ethan, one of the great singers of David's day. He sings of the covenant, the covenant with Davi...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Joy over and praise of God's greatness. Complaint of the seeming failure of the covenant and prayer for redress. CHARACTERS: God, David, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: Though we may find it hard to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The time of this ode is gathered from the text; it was written after Rahab, the proud Egyptian kingdom, Psalms 87:4, was broken to pieces, Psalms 89:10; and after the hedge, the wall of Jerusalem, was...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thou hast a mighty arm; strong is Thy hand, and high is Thy right hand._ THE MIGHTY ARM When the soul is perfectly reconciled to God, and comes to delight in Him, it rejoices in all His attributes....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever._ A MAJESTIC SONG This psalm is one of the very choicest songs in the night. Midst a stream of troubled thoughts there stands a fair island of rescue...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 89:1. This is a community lament, but with a distinctive flavor. The people celebrate the Davidic kingship as God’s special gift to his people, but they also mourn the distr...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 89:13 The pairing of God’s HAND and his RIGHT HAND refers to his power for the sake of his own people (see Psal

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_Maschil_,” an instruction, a didactic poem. _“Of Ethan the Ezrahite_,” “one of the four sons of Mahol, whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon (1 Kings 4:31). There is li...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION At first sight, a psalm of praise; but, in reality, one of expostulation and complaint. The praises of God are sung in the opening section (Psalms 89:1); they culminated in the Davidical co...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou est...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 4:34; Daniel 4:35; Matthew 6:13; Psalms 62:11; Psalms 89:10...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE PSALM OF WORSHIPFUL PRAISE Psalms 89:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we shall take the first two verses of our study and see what God will give us. Let us quote to you these verses i...

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