Psalms 89:24
in Psalms 89My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
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ASV
But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
KJV
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
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This verse in Psalms 89
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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.
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 record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"My truth also and My mercy is with Him" [Psalm 89:24]. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. Remember, as much as you can, how often these two attributes are urged upon us, that we render them back to God. For as He showed us mercy that He might blot out our sins, and truth in fulfilling His promises; so also we, walking in His path, ought to give back to Him mercy and truth; mercy, in pitying the wretched; truth, in not judging unjustly. Let not truth rob you of mercy, nor mercy hinder truth: for if through mercy you shall have judged contrary to truth, or by rigorous truth shall have forgotten mercy, you will not be walking in the path of God, where "mercy and truth meet together." "And in My name shall His horn be exalted." Why should I say more? You are Christians, recognise Christ.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
God continued merciful to him, and so approved himself faithful. God made good all his promises to him. God's mercy to us, and his faithfulness to us, are with Christ; he is not only pleased with him, but with us in him; and it is in him that all the promises of God are yea and amen.
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him. These were the two attributes of which the Psalmist began to sing in Ps 89:1, doubtless because he saw them to be most prominent in the covenant which he was about to plead with God. To David and his seed, God was gracious and faithful, and though through their sin the literal kingdom lost all its glory and the dynasty became obscure, yet the line remained unbroken and more than all its former glory was restored by the enthronisation of Him who is Prince of the kings of the earth, with whom the Lord's mercy and faithfulness remain for ever. All who are in Jesus should rejoice, for they shall prove in their own experience the faithful mercy of the Lord. And in my name shall his horn be exalted. Gloriously does the Lord Jesus lift up his head, raised to the highest place of honour by the mandate of the Father. David and Solomon in their dignity were but faint types of the Lord Jesus, who is far above all principalities and powers. The fullest exaltation of the horn of Jesus is yet to come in that millennial period which is hastening on.
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him. These were the two attributes of which the Psalmist began to sing in Ps 89:1, doubtless because he saw them to be most prominent in the covenant which he was about to plead with God.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him - I will at the same time be faithful to him, and merciful. These attributes of my nature shall be always attendant on him, as if they were his own. And in my name - By me; or - He, acting in my name, and in my cause, shall be exalted. Shall his horn be exalted - See the notes at Psa 89:17.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣י | veemunati | and faithfulness my | H530 → | 49 times |
| וְחַסְדִּ֣י | vechasdi | and covenant loyalty my | H2617 → | 247 times |
| עִמּ֑וֹ | imo | [will be] with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| וּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗י | uvishmi | and in name my | H8034 → | 864 times |
| תָּר֥וּם | tarum | it will be exalted | H7311 → | 190 times |
| קַרְנֽוֹ׃ | karno | horn his | H7161 → | 76 times |
וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣יand faithfulness my
veemunatiH530 →49 times
וְחַסְדִּ֣יand covenant loyalty my
vechasdiH2617 →247 times
עִמּ֑וֹ[will be] with him
imoH5973 →1050 times
וּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗יand in name my
uvishmiH8034 →864 times
תָּר֥וּםit will be exalted
tarumH7311 →190 times
קַרְנֽוֹ׃horn his
karnoH7161 →76 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
Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
it leads to
- Psalms 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
- John 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- John 16:27
For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
- Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Psalms 9:10
Through
2 Corinthians 1:20For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
it leads to
- 1 John 2:24–25
As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
- Galatians 3:22
But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
- 1 John 2:24–25
Through
Psalms 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
it leads to
- Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
- Exodus 17:15
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine, Expositions on the Psalms; Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 89; 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 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.