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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 89 Maschil 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, 1 Kings 4:31. But seeing he lived some hundreds of years before the times of David, it is not likely that he should be the writer of this psalm; for David is made mention of in it, which could not be, unless it can be thought to...
John Gill
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, Psalms 8:5, of which there were instances in the days of his flesh, Matthew 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...
Matthew Henry
Many 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, and then with the consideration of them aggravates the present grievances. It is uncertain when it was penned; only, in general, that it was at a time when the house of David was woefully...
Charles H. Spurgeon
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. He shall reign “from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.” We may go on to fight for him, for his triumph is sure.
Charles H. Spurgeon
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. I will set his hand also in the sea and his right hand in the rivers. Do not believe, dear friends, any of the prophecies that some men make concerning...
Charles H. Spurgeon
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. Our King is a great King, and he rules over sea and land; there is no bound to his dominions, and there will be no end to his righteous rule.