O Lord God of hosts,.... Of all the hosts of heaven, the sun, moon, and stars, and of all the heavenly hosts of angels, of all the armies in heaven, and the inhabitants of the earth:who is a strong Lord like unto thee?
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Psalms 89:8
Psalms 89:8
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Psalms 89 — OverviewPsalms 89 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMany psalms that begin with complaint and prayer end with joy and
praise, but this begins with joy and praise and ends with sad
complaints and petitions; for the psalmist first recounts God's former
favours,…Psalms 89 — OverviewPsalms 89 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 89:1, The psalmist praises God for his covenant; Psalms 89:5, for his wonderful power; Psalms 89:15, for the care of his church; Psalms 89:19, for his favour to the kingdom of David; Psalms 89:38, Then…Psalms 89 — OverviewPsalms 89 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMaschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. Who this Ethan was is not certain. Kimchi takes him to be the same with Ethan the wise man, a grandson of Judah, 1Ki 4:31. But seeing he lived some hundreds of years before the times of…Psalms 89:5-14Psalms 89:5-14 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThese verses are full of the praises of God. Observe,
I. Where, and by whom, God is to be praised. 1. God is praised by the
angels above: The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord! v. 5; that
is, "the glorious…Psalms 89:8Psalms 89:8 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeO Lord: Psalms 84:12; Joshua 22:22; Isaiah 28:22
a strong: Psalms 89:13, Psalms 24:8, Psalms 147:5; 1 Samuel 15:19; Job 9:19; Isaiah 40:25-26; Jeremiah 32:17; Matthew 6:13
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