Psalms 89:27
Yea, I, will appoint him, firstborn, Most High to the kings of the earth!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
In Context
26He, shall cry out unto me, My Father, thou art, My GOD, and my Rock of Salvation!
Cross References
Exodus 4:22Then shalt thou say unto Pharaoh, Thus, saith Yahweh—My son—my firstborn, is Israel;
Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged, So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.
2 Samuel 22:47Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my rock,—and exalted be the God (of the rock) of my salvation:—
2 Chronicles 9:23And, all the kings of the earth, were seeking the face of Solomon,—to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart;
Psalms 2:10Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:
Psalms 72:11Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;
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 →