Psalms 89:1
Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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1 Kings 4:31And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.
1 Chronicles 2:6And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.
Psalms 40:9that I should do thy will : O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.
Psalms 71:8Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
Psalms 86:12I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:
Psalms 89:4I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn 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 →