Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 89:1
Sing — He prefaces this, lest the following complainers of present miseries should argue ingratitude for former mercies. Faithfulness — Whatsoever hath befallen us, it proceeded not from thy unfaithfulness.
Sing — He prefaces this, lest the following complainers of present miseries should argue ingratitude for former mercies. Faithfulness — Whatsoever hath befallen us, it proceeded not from thy unfaithfulness.
PSALM LXXXIX _The psalmist shows God's great mercy to the house of David,_ _and the promises which he had given to it of support and_ _perpetuity_, 1-37; _complains that, notwithstanding these pro...
I WILL SING OF THE MERCIES OF THE LORD FOR EVER - Particularly how the “mercy” was manifested in the promise made to David; the solemn covenant made with him in respect to the perpetuity of his throne...
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 ...
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...
TITLE. MASCHIL. Instruction. The twelfth of thirteen so named (the thirteenth being Psalms 142). See note on Psalms 32, and App-65. ETHAN. Mentioned with Heman (Psalms 88).. Merarite ...
God's lovingkindnesses and faithfulness are an unfailing theme for grateful song. The past lovingkindnesses of God are unalterable facts; His faithfulness to His promises is beyond question: thus in t...
The Psalmist states his theme: the lovingkindness and faithfulness of Jehovah, which he is persuaded can never fail; and the promise of eternal dominion to the house of David....
_The Psalmist praiseth God for his covenant, for his wonderful power, for his care of his church, for his favour to the kingdom of David: then, complaining of contrary events, he expostulateth, prayet...
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...
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalms 89:1. The covenant of promise with David and with Messiah, the antitype...
89:1 loving-kindness (b-12) Lit. 'loving-kindnesses,' 'mercies,' _ chesed_ , as ver. 49. The word is the same, but in the singular, in vers. 2,14,24,28,33. See Notes, Psalms 4:3 ; Psalms 43:1 ; Psalm...
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...
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 ...
I WILL SING. — This lyric purpose soon loses itself in a dirge. FOR EVER. — The Hebrew (_‘ôlam_) has properly neither the abstract idea of negation of time, nor the concrete (Christian) idea of etern...
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְ אֵיתָ֥ן הָֽ אֶזְרָחִֽי׃ _[Psalms 89:2]_...
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.,_...
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...
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...
"Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite." I will (a) sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. (a) Though the horrible confusion of things...
God. This characterizes the Jewish legislator [Moses]. (Berthier) (Deuteronomy xxxiii. 1.) (Du Hamel) --- David composed it in his [Moses'] name, (Menochius) or it bears some analogy with his writings...
CONTENTS This is a glorious Song indeed, in celebration of the blessings of redemption. God the Father's covenant-mercy in Christ is most devoutly acknowledged, and his faithfulness and truth dwelt u...
1_I will sing of the mercies of Jehovah for ever. _It must be borne in mind, as I have just now observed, that the Psalmist opens with the praises of God, and with calling to mind the Divine covenant,...
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...
I WILL SING OF THE MERCIES OF THE LORD FOR EVER,.... Both temporal and spiritual, especially the latter, in which there is a large display of the rich and abundant mercy of God, from whence they are s...
Psalms 89:1 «Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. » I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. _Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite_] Wh...
_I will sing of the mercies of the Lord_ He speaks this by way of preface, lest the following complaints of present miseries should argue ingratitude for former mercies. _I will make known thy faithfu...
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, the poet immediately launching forth into his subject, the theme of his song, the merciful kindnesses of Jehovah; WITH MY MOUTH WILL I MAKE KNOWN THY FA...
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,...
TO ALL GENERATIONS: _ Heb._ to generation and generation...
1-4 Though our expectations may be disappointed, yet God's promises are established in the heavens, in his eternal counsels; they are out of the reach of opposers in hell and earth. And faith in the b...
PSALM 89 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm manifestly treats of the declining and calamitous time and state of the house and kingdom of David, either, first, in Rehoboam's reign, as a late judicious interpreter...
Psalms 89:1 Contemplation H4905 (H8688) Ethan H387 Ezrahite H250 sing H7891 (H8799) mercies H2617 LORD H3068 forever...
MASCHIL Maschil, instruction....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31; Isaiah 25:1; Lamentations 3:23; M
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...