Psalms 89:17
For you are our strength and our pride. Your favor will lift us to honor.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
In Context
16They exult in your name all the day, and your righteousness they extol.
18For the holy Lord of Israel keeps our defender and king.
Cross References
Psalms 75:10I will hew all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the just shall be lifted.
Psalms 92:10But you lift me to honor, and anoint me afresh with oil.
Psalms 132:17There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.
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 →