←Psalm 89→BSB

In This Chapter 4 people 6 places 110 terms 4 themes 5 resources

People

David 6 Israel 3 Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel)

Places

    Key Terms

    Kindness (Solidarity) 23 Steadiness (Quality) 15 Covenant 9 Swear 7 Holy 7 Anointed 7 Well-Established 5 To Dishonor 5 Justice (Right) 4 Delight 4 Horn (Symbol) 4 Loyal Person 4 Smear 4 Deal With 4 Transgression 4 Salvation 3 Surely! 3 Fear 2 Truth (Faithfulness) 2 Shield 2 Instruction 2 Rebellion (Offense) 2 Bless (Approval) 2 Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Faithfulness (Truth) Faithful Faithfulness (Trust) Covenant (NT) Covenant of Salt To Acknowledge Praise Be Holy Holy (Pure) Holy Thing Most Holy Place Holiness Holy (Devout) Hallow Sanctuary Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Righteousness (Standard) Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Truthfulness Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) To Profane Appoint Rebel (Act) Be Rebellious Rebel (Against Authority) Rebellion Rebelliousness To Sin Sin Guilt (State) Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Anoint (Pour) Anoint (Assign) Anoint (Smear) Anointing (Act) Anoint (Rub On) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Truly (Amen)

    Themes

    Making Sense of the Exile Questions and Doubt Royal Psalms The Creator-King

    Resources

    Psalms Book Overview Ethan Articles Peace Articles Prophecy Articles Zerah Articles

    I Will Sing of His Love Forever

    A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

    ⓘ Book Three (Pss 73–89) begins and ends with...

    Book Three (Pss 73–89) begins and ends with weighty questions. Though Ps 89 begins with a praise-filled account of how the Lord exalted the throne of David (89:1–37), the psalmist protests the Lord’s apparent rejection of his covenant with David (89:38–51; see 2 Sam 7:8–16).
    ⓘ was a wise man (1 Kgs 4:31; cp....

    was a wise man (1 Kgs 4:31; cp. Ps 88:title).
    1I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever;with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever;in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
    ⓘ The psalmist restates God’s covenant with David (see...

    The psalmist restates God’s covenant with David (see also 89:19–37).
    3You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one,I have sworn to David My servant:4‘I will establish your offspring foreverand build up your throne for all generations.’”Selah
    ⓘ God is the absolute standard of faithfulness, commitment,...

    God is the absolute standard of faithfulness, commitment, and order. The angelic beings and the heavens testify to his constancy.
    5The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD?Who among the heavenly beings† is like the LORD?7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared,and awesome above all who surround Him.
    8O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You?O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
    ⓘ The Lord rules over all parts of the...
    • The Lord rules over all parts of the created order, including evil.
    • You scattered your enemies: The Lord will crush (Luke 1:51) evil powers that oppose him (Ps 2:1–3).
    • with your mighty arm: This phrase represents God’s strength (89:13).
    ⓘ In this hymn, the psalmist celebrates God’s comprehensive...

    In this hymn, the psalmist celebrates God’s comprehensive and powerful sovereignty over nature.
    9You rule the raging sea;when its waves mount up, You still them.10You crushed Rahab like a carcass;You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.11The heavens are Yours, and also the earth.The earth and its fullness You founded.12North and south You created;Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
    13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand.Your right hand is exalted.
    ⓘ God rules wisely over creation. The qualities of...

    God rules wisely over creation. The qualities of righteousness, justice, and faithfulness fit the profile of a wise ruler. The happy people who live under his rule enjoy his protection.
    14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
    ⓘ Those who are wise worship God, walk in...

    Those who are wise worship God, walk in his light, rejoice in their relationship with him, and exult in his character.
    15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound,who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.16They rejoice in Your name all day long,and in Your righteousness they exult.
    ⓘ The Lord protects his people with the same...

    The Lord protects his people with the same power by which he established the created order.
    17For You are the glory of their strength,and by Your favor our horn is exalted.18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD,and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
    ⓘ The Lord chose David as his son and...

    The Lord chose David as his son and as king of Israel (see 2:4–6; 2 Sam 7:8–16) to provide protection for his people.
    19You once spoke in a vision;to Your godly ones You said,“I have bestowed help on a warrior;I have exalted one chosen from the people.20I have found My servant David;with My sacred oil I have anointed him.21My hand will sustain him;surely My arm will strengthen him.
    22No enemy will exact tribute;no wicked man will oppress him.23I will crush his foes before himand strike down those who hate him.24My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him,and through My name his horn will be exalted.25I will set his hand over the sea,and his right hand upon the rivers.
    ⓘ The Lord adopted David as his son, appointed...

    The Lord adopted David as his son, appointed him as his commander over the nations, and promised to support him forever. Verse 26 recalls a verse from David’s song of praise (2 Sam 22:47).
    26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
    27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn,the highest of the kings of the earth.28I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him,and My covenant with him will stand fast.29I will establish his line forever,his throne as long as the heavens endure.
    ⓘ The Lord disciplines but does not reject his...

    The Lord disciplines but does not reject his erring children. He foresees violation of trust and subsequent punishment, but he commits himself to uphold the covenant. His fidelity to David corresponds to his faithfulness to the created order.
    30If his sons forsake My lawand do not walk in My judgments,31if they violate My statutesand fail to keep My commandments,32I will attend to their transgression with the rod,and to their iniquity with stripes.
    33But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him,nor ever betray My faithfulness.34I will not violate My covenantor alter the utterance of My lips.35Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—36his offspring shall endure forever,and his throne before Me like the sun,37like the moon, established forever,a faithful witness in the sky.”Selah38Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him;You are enraged by Your anointed one.39You have renounced the covenant with Your servantand sullied his crown in the dust.40You have broken down all his walls;You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.41All who pass by plunder him;he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
    42You have exalted the right hand of his foes;You have made all his enemies rejoice.43You have bent the edge of his swordand have not sustained him in battle.44You have ended his splendorand cast his throne to the ground.45You have cut short the days of his youth;You have covered him with shame.Selah
    ⓘ The psalmist wonders if he will live to...

    The psalmist wonders if he will live to see the end of the Lord’s anger. Our lifetimes are short, like a day in the Lord’s sight (90:4, 10).
    46How long, O LORD?Will You hide Yourself forever?Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?47Remember the briefness of my lifespan!For what futility You have created all men!48What man can live and never see death?Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?Selah49Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old,which You faithfully swore to David?50Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants,which I bear in my heart from so many people—51how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD,and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
    52Blessed be the LORD forever!
    Amen and amen.