Psalms 89:1
Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.
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1 Kings 4:31For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.
1 Chronicles 2:6And the sons of Zerah: Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and Dara; five of them.
Psalms 40:9\40:8\My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.
Psalms 71:8My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.
Psalms 86:12I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.
Psalms 89:4\89:3\I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:1
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 eclipsed; some think it was at the time of the captivity of Babylon, when king Zedekiah was insulted over, and abused, by… Read the whole commentary →