10 Lit. Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the shades arise and give thanks unto thee? Selah. "Wilt Thou beneath the tomb Work out Thy wondrous ways? Shall mighty ones from earth's dark womb Stand up, and show Thy praise?"-Keble. "The grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee" Is. 38:18, 19. "The dead that are in the graves, whose souls are taken from their bodies, will give unto the Lord neither praise nor righteousness" Baruch 2:17. 12 And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Verse 4. See Job 10:21, 22. 13 Lit. And in the morning my prayer cometh to meet thee. Verse 1. 14 LORD, why castest thou off my soul? "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" S. Mat. 27:46. 15 Lit. I am afflicted, and ready to die even from youth: I have borne thy terrors, I am distracted. Verse 5. "A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief " Is. 53:3. 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. 18 Lit. Thou hast removed far from me lover and friend: my familiar friends are darkness. Verses 3, 7. See 8. Jo. 13:30. "Lover and friend are gone, Thou driv'st them far and wide; Where are the hearts I us'd to own?'Tis dark on every side."-Keble. 9 Faileth, lit. pineth away. 11 Be showed; K. J. be declared. 17 They; i. e. the terrors" of v. 15. 31:8 33:1-3 59:16 IOI: 1 117:2 119:89 29: 1,2 78:71 3 I have made a covenant 132:11 with my chosen: I have sworn unto David my servant; 18:51 4 Thy seed will I stablish for 22:31,32 ever and set up thy throne from one generation to another. 113:4,5 Misericordias 71:17 77:13 86:8 95:3 PSALM LXXXIX. My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the LORD: with my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from one generation to another. 18:31 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever: thy truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens. 6 For who is he among the clouds that shall be compared unto the LORD? 7 And what is he among the gods that shall be like unto the LORD? 8 God is very greatly to be feared in the council of the saints: and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him. 9 O LORD God of hosts, who is like unto thee: thy truth, most mighty LORD, is on every side. 46:1-3 Io Thou rulest the raging of 74:14 the sea: thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise. 65:7 93:4,5 107:29 5 O LORD, the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works: and thy truth in the congregation of the saints. Ps. LXXXIX. Title; Instruction, Heb. Maschil. Ethan, called also Jeduthun. See Ps. 39, note on title. Pss. 62, 77, titles. 1, 2 Truth, K. J. faithfulness. 2, 4 Set up; K. J. up. 3 Servant; see Ps. 18, title, n. 5 Wondrous works; Build PSALM 89. A Song of Instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite. This psalm probably refers to the time of Rehoboam, when Judah was invaded, and Jerusalem itself was pillaged by Shishak King of Egypt. 2 Chr. 12:1-9. God's wonderful protection of His chosen people. "ALL THE SPRINGS OF LIFE, HOPE, AND JOY TO THE CHURCH ARE IN THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST OF THE SEED OF DAVID, AND IN THE DIVINE PROMISE TO HIM OF A PERPETUAL AND UNIVERSAL DOMINION. Introduction. VV. I, 2. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever. Verses 2, 5, 9, 15, 25, 29, 33, 36, 48. 2 Verse 1. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David" Is. 55:3. See Acts 13:34. God's Promise. vv. 3, 4. 3 Verses 20, 21, 34, 48. "So shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel" 2 Sam. 7:8. See 2 Sam. 7:9-16. 4 Selah. Verses 29, 34, 35 "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end" S. Lu. 1:32, 33. Omnipotence and Faithfulness, God's attributes on which His Promise rests. vv. 5-19. 5 Lit. Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones (i. e. the angels). Verses 1, 8. 6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? Verses 7, 9. 7 Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? Verses 6, 9. 8 Lit. God is very terrible in the council of the holy ones. Verse 5. Ps. 96. "I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing" Rev. 5:11, 12. 9 Lit. O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as thou Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee. Verses 1, 6, 7: "Hitherto 10 Lit. Thou rulest the pride of the sea. shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed" Job 38:11. "He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm" S. Mar. 4:39. lit. wonder. "Not Thy wondrous works,' but Thy wonderful mysterious nature and being, as separate and distinct from that of all created beings. The word occurs in Is. 9:6, as one of the names of the Messiah."-Perowne. 7 The mighty; i. e. the angels. See Ps. 29:1. 9 Jah; see Ps. 68:4, n. 74:14,15 24: 1,2 33:6,7,9 II Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it: thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm. 95:4,5 102:25 12 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast laid 104:5 the foundation of the round world, 119:90, 91 and all that therein is. 146:5 98:9 33:5 72:1-4 97:2 25:9 15 Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat: 85:10 mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 13 Thou hast made the north and the south: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name. 14 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 33:12 16 Blessed is the people, O 95: 986 LORD, that can rejoice in thee: they shall walk in the light of thy countenance. 47:9 33:1,20 17 Their delight shall be daily 68:3 in thy Name: and in thy right105:3 eousness shall they make their 97:12 149:2 boast. 96:6 18 For thou art the glory of 75:13 their strength and in thy loving12:9 kindness thou shalt lift up our : 92:9 132:18 148:13 horns. 19 For the LORD is our defence: the Holy One of Israel is our King. 45:8 78:71 20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst : I have laid help upon One that is mighty, I have exalted One chosen out of the people. 21 I have found David my serv II Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength. "He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts" S. Lu. 1:51. 12 As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 14 Verse 22. 15 Lit. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne. Verse 1. 16 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. 17 Lit. In thy Name do they exult all the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted. 18 Lit. And in thy favour our horn is exalted. Verse 25. "Bessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David" S. Lu. 1:68, 69. 19 Lit. For our shield belongeth unto the LORD, and our King to the Holy One of Israel. "For look who dwells in Heaven alone, We are all His, our King and we."-Keble. Expansion of God's Promise to David. (See vv. 3, 4). The "Sure Mercies of David." VV. 20-36. 20 Verse 3. "The word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David" 2 Sam. 7:4, 5: "Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles" S. Mat. 12:18. 21 Verse 3. See 1 Sam. 16:1, 12, 13. Ezek. 34:23, 24; S. Jo. 10:11, 14. "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power" Acts 10:38. "He raised 20 13 Made, K. J. created. 16 Joyful sound; i. e. the loud music of trumpets at festivals. See Lev. 23:24; 25:9. 19 Holy One of Israel; see Ps. 71:20, n. Shield, i. e. the king. Sometime, i. e. at a certain time. Thy saints; God spoke through Nathan the prophet to David, and thus to the nation at large. Servant; see v. 3. |