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Verse Psalms 89:22. _THE ENEMY SHALL NOT EXACT UPON HIM_] None of his
enemies shall be able to prevail against him. It is worthy of remark
that David was never overthrown; he finally conquered every...
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THE ENEMY SHALL NOT EXACT UPON HIM - The literal meaning here is
derived from the force sometimes used in extorting or demanding a
debt, where no indulgence is shown, but where it is exacted to the
la...
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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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WICKEDNESS. Hebrew. _'avval._ App-44....
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The mention of the king in Psalms 89:18 naturally leads up to the
covenant with David which was briefly alluded to in Psalms 89:3. The
Psalmist now recites the promise in detail in a poetical expansio...
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_shall not exact upon him_ Shall not oppress him as a creditor
oppresses a debtor. But the sense is doubtful, and the word probably
means _surprise him, fall upon him unawares_, as in Psalms 55:15.
_n...
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SHALL NOT EXACT UPON HIM— _Shall not oppress him;_ Mudge. Or,
according to the original, _deceive him._...
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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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Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid
help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the
people.
-Development of the original promise to David, alread...
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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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EXACT UPON HIM] RM 'do him violence.'...
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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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EXACT. — This meaning is possible, and is supported by the LXX. and
Vulgate, “shall not get profit.” There may be an allusion to
Deuteronomy 15:6, but perhaps it is better to take the verb in the
same...
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_[Psalms 89:23]_ לֹֽא ־יַשִּׁ֣א אֹויֵ֣ב בֹּ֑ו
וּ...
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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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THE COVENANT WITH DAVID
Psalms 89:19
In this section the psalmist draws put, in detail, the fundamental
prophecy by Nathan already mentioned; first, in the promises given to
David, Psalms 89:19; and...
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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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Nothing, I venture to believe, hath tended more to obscure the glories
of the Lord Jesus, and to hide from the view of an ordinary reader the
many blessed things which the book of Psalms is continuall...
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22_The enemy shall not exact upon him. _(540) Here it is declared in
express terms, that although David may not be without enemies, the
power of God will be always ready to maintain and defend him, 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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THE ENEMY SHALL NOT EXACT UPON HIM,.... The enemy is the devil, as in
the interpretation of the parable of the tares, Matthew 13:39, the
implacable enemy of Christ and his church; and yet, notwithstan...
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_Then_ That is, of old; _thou spakest in vision_ Which then was the
usual way by which God spake to the prophets; _to thy Holy One_ To thy
holy prophets, the singular number being put for the plural;...
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THE RULE OF THE MESSIAH...
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The enemy shall not exact upon Him, gaining power over Him, NOR THE
SON OF WICKEDNESS AFFLICT HIM; although the son of iniquity, Satan,
with his host, would attack the Messiah, he would not succeed in...
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19-37 The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an
emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ,
the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without...
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NOT EXACT UPON HIM; not conquer him, or make him tributary. Or, shall
not deceive or circumvent him, as this word is used, GENESIS 3:13 2
KINGS 18:29. AFFLICT HIM, to wit, so as to overthrow or destro...
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Psalms 89:22 enemy H341 (H8802) outwit H5378 (H8686) son H1121
wickedness H5766 afflict H6031 (H8762)...
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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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_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 89:19 The mention of the king’s role in
Israel (v. Psalms 89:18) leads to the story of how David and his heirs
came to be the royal family ...
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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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1 Chronicles 17:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; John 17:12; Matthew 4:1...
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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...
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Exact — Not conquer him or make him tributary....