Psalms 89:1
“A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrachite.” (89:2) The kindnesses of the Lord will I for ever sing: from generation to generation will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.
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1 Kings 4:31(5:11) And he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrachite, and Heman, and Kalkol, and Darda', the sons of Machol: and his name was [spread] among all the nations round about.
1 Chronicles 2:6And the sons of Zerach: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara'; all of them five.
Psalms 40:9(40:10) I announce [thy] righteousness in the great assembly: lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, thou well knowest it.
Psalms 71:8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
Psalms 86:12I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor thy name for evermore.
Psalms 89:4(89:5) Unto eternity will I establish thy seed, and I will build up thy throne, from generation to generation.” Selah.
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 →