Psalms 89:27
in Psalms 89I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
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ASV
I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
KJV
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
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This verse in Psalms 89
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAlso I will make him my firstborn,.... Or, "make him the firstborn"; make him great, as Jarchi interprets it; give him the blessing, the double portion of inheritance: so Christ is made most blessed for ever, and has all spiritual blessings in his hands; and is heir of all things, and his people joint-heirs with him.
This site's exposition
his horn will be exalted
on Psalms 89:24-29
In verse 26 the son calls God Father, and in verse 27 God makes him the firstborn, highest of the earth's kings. Revelation 1:5 gives those titles to Jesus Christ, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. The throne is set to last as long as the heavens.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
My first-born - As he calls me father, ver. 26, so I will make him my son, yea my first-born; who had divers privileges above other sons. This and the following passage in some sort agree to David, but are properly accomplished in Christ. Higher - This also was in some sort accomplished in David, but more fully in the Messiah.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Also I will make him my firstborn. Among the kings the seed of David were to be most favoured and indulged with most love and paternal regard from God: but in Jesus we see this in the highest degree verified, for he has preeminence in all things, inasmuch as by inheritance he has a more glorious name than any other, and is higher than the kings of the earth. Who can rival heaven's Firstborn? The double portion and the government belong to him. Kings are honoured when they honour him, and those who honour him are kings!
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Psalms 89:19-37
Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou . . . to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Ps 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַף־ | ʾaf- | also | H637 → | 134 times |
| אָ֭נִי | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| בְּכ֣וֹר | bekhor | firstborn | H1060 → | 122 times |
| אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ | ʾetenehu | I will make him | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן | elyon | most high | H5945 → | 53 times |
| לְמַלְכֵי־ | lemalkhei- | to [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אָֽרֶץ׃ | ʾaretz | [the] earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
אַף־also
ʾaf-H637 →134 times
אָ֭נִיI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
בְּכ֣וֹרfirstborn
bekhorH1060 →122 times
אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּI will make him
ʾetenehuH5414 →2011 times
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןmost high
elyonH5945 →53 times
לְמַלְכֵי־to [the] kings of
lemalkhei-H4428 →2525 times
אָֽרֶץ׃[the] earth
ʾaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
it leads to
- Ephesians 1:4–5
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- Ephesians 1:11
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
- 2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- 1 Peter 1:20
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- Ephesians 1:4–5
Through
Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
it leads to
- Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
- John 14:9
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the…
- Hebrews 1:3
Through
Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
it leads to
- Hebrews 5:5
So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become…
- Hebrews 5:5
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About Psalms
This page draws on Augustine, Expositions on the Psalms; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 4; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.