Psalms 89:22
\89:21\My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
In Context
21\89:20\I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:10And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,
Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.
2 Thessalonians 2:3Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:20-38
God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy… Read the whole commentary →