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Psalm 89:19 KJV
Psalms · chapter 89 · verse 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.Psalm 89:19 · King James Version
Psalm 89:19 in context
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.
19Then 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.
20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- spakestdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- exaltedrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- visionchâzôwna sightH2377 →
- saidstʼâmarto sayH559 →
- mightygibbôwrpowerfulH1368 →
- chosenbâcharproperly, to tryH977 →
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The covenant God made with David and his seed was mentioned before (Psa 89:3, Psa 89:4); but in these verses it is enlarged upon, and pleaded with God, for favour to the royal family, now almost sunk and ruined; yet certainly it looks at Christ, and has its accomplishment in him much more than in David;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-37