Psalms 89:18
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
In Context
17and in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.
1 Samuel 2:1My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed in thy salvation.
Psalms 47:9God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.
Psalms 62:6But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.
Psalms 84:11For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:16-19
The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord , in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel… Read the whole commentary →