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Verse Psalms 89:5. _THE HEAVENS SHALL PRAISE THY WONDERS_] The works
that shall be wrought by this descendant of David shall be so plainly
miraculous as shall prove their origin to be Divine: and both...
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AND THE HEAVENS SHALL PRAISE THY WONDERS, O LORD - That is, the
inhabitants of heaven shall find new occasion for praise in the
faithfulness evinced in carrying out the promise to David, and in the
ma...
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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 (Psalms 89:38)
4....
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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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SAINTS. holy ones, or angels. See preceding line, &c....
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_The heavens_, in contrast to the earth, include the whole celestial
order of being. Cp. Psalms 19:1; Psalms 50:6.
_thy wonders_ The word in the Heb. is in the singular. It denotes not
the _wondrousn...
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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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89:5 celebrate (c-5) Elsewhere, 'praise,' 'confess.' wonders, (d-7)
Lit. 'wonder.' congregation (e-15) As Exodus 12:3 . saints. (f-18) _
Kadosh_ , as ver. 18, 'Holy One,' ver. 20, 'holy [oil],' and ve...
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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 (MATTHEW 6: 10). (This is part...
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THE HEAVENS. — Having repeated the Divine promise, the poet appeals
to nature and history to confirm his conviction of the enduring
character of the truth and grace of God. The heavens are witnesses o...
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_[Psalms 89:6]_ וְ יֹ֘וד֤וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם
פִּלְאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה אַף
־אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בִּ קְהַ֥ל
קְדֹשִֽׁים׃...
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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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And the (e) heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness
also in the congregation of the saints.
(e) The angels will praise your power and faithfulness in delivering
your Church....
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_Their years be. Hebrew, "thou strikest, (Calmet) or inundatest them:
they are a dream." But our version is accurate. (Berthier)_...
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How beautiful again is this transition to the church. It is as if the
church had said, Is Jehovah so gracious, so abundant in mercy, and
truth? then let the heavens above declare thy wonders, and let...
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5._And the heavens shall praise thy wondrous work. _The prophet,
having spoken of God’s covenant, even as faith ought to begin at the
word, now descends to a general commendation of his works. It is,...
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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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AND THE HEAVENS SHALL PRAISE THY WONDERS, O LORD,.... Which, by a
prosopopceia, may be understood of the heavens literally, in the same
sense as other inanimate creatures praise the Lord, Psalms 148:3...
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And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness
also in the congregation of the saints.
Ver. 5. _And the heavens shall praise thy wonders_] Heb. thy miracle,
viz. in their circumgy...
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_I have made a covenant with my chosen_ With David, whom I have chosen
to the kingdom. _Thy seed will I establish for ever_, &c. I will
perpetuate the kingdom to thy posterity; which was promised upon...
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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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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 rever...
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THE HEAVENS, i.e. the inhabitants of heaven, the holy angels, as JOB
15:15; who clearly discern and constantly adore thy mercy and
faithfulness, when men upon earth are filled with doubts and
perplexi...
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Psalms 89:5 heavens H8064 praise H3034 (H8686) wonders H6382 LORD
H3068 faithfulness H530 assembly H6951 saints H6918
heavens - Psalms 19:1, Psalms 50:6, Psalms 97:6; Isaiah 44:23; Luk
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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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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
c...
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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 Peter 1:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Daniel 7:10; Deuteronomy 33:2;
Ephesians 3:10; Hebrews 12:22; Hebrews 12:23; Isaiah 44:23; Jude 1:14;...
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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...
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Heavens — The inhabitants of heaven. Faithfulness — Understand,
shall be praised; which supplements are usual in scripture....