But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
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But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
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But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
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(89-25) But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and through My name shall his horn be exalted.
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Passages linked to Psalms 89:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 1:20 For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
- Psalms 89:16-17 In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted. For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
- Psalms 91:14 “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Hannah prayed, and said: “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
- Psalms 20:1 May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
- Psalms 20:5 We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May Yahweh grant all your requests.
- Psalms 89:28 I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
- Psalms 89:33 But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
- John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
- John 17:6 I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.
- John 17:11 I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
- Psalms 61:7 He shall be enthroned in God’s presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
- Psalms 89:2-5 I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.” “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant, ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’ ” The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
- John 17:26 I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 24 My truth and my mercy shall be with…
24 My truth and my mercy shall be with him. God shows that he will continue to exercise without intermission that grace which he had manifested towards David at first. These words are as if he had said, that to prove himself faithful to his word, he would be always gracious and bountiful. Thus We see that God, not only at the outset, furnished David with testimonies of his goodness, but that he always continued to deal with him in the same merciful way. This has a reference to the whole Church of Christ, so that the divine goodness is manifested in the whole course of our salvation, and not only at our first entrance upon it, as these shufflers and sophists the Sorbonists foolishly talk. The horn of David denotes here, as it often does in other places, his glory, dignity, and power. The meaning therefore is, that by the grace of God, this kingdom shall always flourish and prosper.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain I will mercifully perform my promises to him, notwithstanding…
I will mercifully perform my promises to him, notwithstanding his infirmities and offences.
His power, glory and estate.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 89:24 But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall…
Psa 89:24 But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Ver. 24. But my faithfulness and my mercy] My power without him according to promise, and my peace within him that passeth all understanding, shall guard his heart and mind in Christ Jesus, Php 4:7.
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Shall his horn be exalted] He shall be eminent and eximious.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Faithfulness, in making good all my promises to him,…
Faithfulness, in making good all my promises to him, and mercy, in doing more for him than I have promised, or in pardoning his sins, for which I might justly make him to know my breach of promise.
In my name; by my favour and help.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain I will set his hand also in the sea,....…
I will set his hand also in the sea,.... Which is expressive not of his dominion over the sea, and of his power and authority over all things in it, which: he has by right of creation, and as Mediator, Psa 8:5, of which there were instances in the days of his flesh, Mat 8:26, but of his kingdom taking place in, and of his government over the inhabitants of the isles of the sea; and so the Targum,
"I will set or place his government in the provinces of the sea;''
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and which has been remarkably accomplished in our isles, where his Gospel has been preached, his kingdom set up, and he has had a race of subjects, and a seed, to serve him for many years:
and his right hand in the rivers: or, as the Targum,
"the power of his right hand in those that dwell by rivers;''
meaning such that dwell upon the continent, afar off from the sea, and whose countries are watered by rivers: so that both phrases denote the extent of Christ's kingdom in the continent, and in the islands of the sea; signifying, that it should reach everywhere, and be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth, Psa 72:8. Compare with this Rev 10:1. Aben Ezra interprets it of David's prevailing over those that go in ships in the sea, and in rivers.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Psa 89:24-26. My faithfulness and mercy shall be with…
Psa 89:24-26. My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him — Faithfulness in making good all my promises to him; and mercy in doing more for him than I promised, and in pardoning his sins, for which I might justly make him to know my breach of promise. And in my name — That is, by my favour and help; shall his horn be exalted — He shall have both power and victory. I will set his hand also in the sea — That is, I will extend his dominion, and establish his power over the countries westward, as far as the Mediterranean sea. And his right hand in the rivers — Namely, eastward, as far as the Euphrates and Tigris, and the various branches of these rivers. He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father — He shall find me to be a true and a kind father to him, and shall familiarly and confidently make his addresses to me as such, for all necessary supplies and assistances, which parents willingly afford to their children.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with…
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him - I will at the same time be faithful to him, and merciful. These attributes of my nature shall be always attendant on him, as if they were his own.
And in my name - By me; or - He, acting in my name, and in my cause, shall be exalted.
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Shall his horn be exalted - See the notes at Psa 89:17.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. His horn be exalted—A phrase denoting elevation to…
24. His horn be exalted—A phrase denoting elevation to honour, prosperity, and victory. The figure is based upon the horn of the buffalo as an emblem of power, and to the lofty tossing of the “horn” as a token of defiant strength and victory.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. And my faithfulness and lovingkindness shall be with…
24. And my faithfulness and lovingkindness shall be with him.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Faithfulness and mercy, represented in Psa_89:14 as God’s…
(24) Faithfulness and mercy, represented in Psa_89:14 as God’s attendants, are here commissioned to act as a guard to David and his house.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with…
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him. (comp. Psa_61:7) And in my Name shall his horn be exalted. (see 2Sa_7:9)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 24. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall…
Ver. 24. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him. These were the two attributes of which the Psalmist began to sing in Ps 89:1, doubtless because he saw them to be most prominent in the covenant which he was about to plead with God. To David and his seed, God was gracious and faithful, and though through their sin the literal kingdom lost all its glory and the dynasty became obscure, yet the line remained unbroken and more than all its former glory was restored by the enthronisation of Him who is Prince of the kings of the earth, with whom the Lord's mercy and faithfulness remain for ever. All who are in Jesus should rejoice, for they shall prove in their own experience the faithful mercy of the Lord.
And in my name shall his horn be exalted. Gloriously does the Lord Jesus lift up his head, raised to the highest place of honour by the mandate of the Father. David and Solomon in their dignity were but faint types of the Lord Jesus, who is far above all principalities and powers. The fullest exaltation of the horn of Jesus is yet to come in that millennial period which is hastening on.
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Psalms 89:25*
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues speaking about David.
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My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him
God always being loyal and doing what he promises for David is spoken of as if truth and faithfulness were objects that would be with David. The abstract nouns "truth" and "faithfulness" can be translated as adjectives. AT: "I will always be truthful with him and I will always act faithfully towards him" (See: Metaphor and Abstract Nouns)
by my name he will be victorious
Here "name" represents God' power. AT: "I, God, will cause him to be victorious" (See: Metonymy)
I will place his hand over the sea and his right hand over the rivers
Here "hand" and "right hand" represent power and authority. Here "the sea" seems to refer to the Mediterranean Sea west of Israel, and "rivers" refers to the Euphrates river in the east. This means David will have authority over everything from the sea to the river. AT: "I will give him authority over everything from the Mediterranean sea to the Euphrates river" (See: Metonymy and Merism)
He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
This has a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. AT: "He will say that I am his Father, his God, and the rock of his salvation." (See: Quotes Within Quotes and Direct and Indirect Quotations)
the rock of my salvation
Yahweh protecting and saving David is spoken of as if Yahweh were a high rock that David could stand on top of for protection from enemies. (See: Metaphor)
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