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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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HAND. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6....
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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
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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...
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Jehovah's incomparableness is manifested in nature and in history....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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(8-13) Not only is God incomparable in heaven, He is also the only
mighty and lofty one in nature or history....
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HIGH IS THY RIGHT HAND. — The strong hand is supposed raised to
strike. (Comp. Psalms 89:42.)...
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_[Psalms 89:14]_ לְךָ֣ זְ֭רֹועַ עִם
־גְּבוּרָ֑ה תָּעֹ֥ז...
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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.,_...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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 n...
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OF THE MESSIAH AND HIS KINGDOM.
Maschil, a didactic poem, of Ethan, the Ezrahite, a descendant of
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31. He
belonged to a great family, or guild,...
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A MIGHTY ARM:
_ Heb._ an arm with might...
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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...
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Psalms 89:13 mighty H1369 arm H2220 Strong H5810 (H8799) hand H3027
high H7311 (H8799) hand H3225
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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....
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_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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Daniel 4:34; Daniel 4:35; Matthew 6:13; Psalms 62:11; Psalms 89:10...
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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...