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Psalm 89:16 KJV
Psalms · chapter 89 · verse 16
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.Psalm 89:16 · King James Version
Psalm 89:16 in context
14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- rejoicegîylproperly, to spin roundH1523 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel of God. As there is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, so, happy art thou, O Israel! there is none like unto thee, O people! especially as a type of the gospel-Israel, consisting of all true believers,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-18