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Psalm 89:27 KJV
Psalms · chapter 89 · verse 27
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.Psalm 89:27 · King James Version
Psalm 89:27 in context
25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
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Key words (Strong's)
- firstbornbᵉkôwrfirstbornH1060 →
- higherʻelyôwnan elevationH5945 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- makenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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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