Psa 89:34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Ver. 34. My covenant will I not break ] Heb. I will not profane my covenant, though they have profaned my statutes, Psalms 89:31 . Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips ] But will pardon their failings, and cause them to keep my commandments. read more
Psa 89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. Ver. 35. Once have I sworn by mine holiness ] Which is as deep an oath as I know how to take; for my holiness is myself, who am most holy, and the fountain of all holiness. By this I have sworn once, that is, once for all, immobiliter, immutabiliter. read more
Psa 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. Ver. 36. His seed shall endure for ever ] Christ "shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days; and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hands," Isaiah 53:10 filiabitur nomine eius, Psalms 72:17 . See there. read more
Psa 89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. Ver. 37. It shall be established for ever as the moon ] If his sons be good they shall shine as the sun in his strength, saith Kimchi; as, if they be not, yet they shall be as the moon that shineth, though for a time obscured or eclipsed. A fit resemblance, saith Ainsworth, of the throne or Church of Christ, which hath not always one face or appearance in the world, though it be perpetual. The... read more
Psa 89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. Ver. 38. But thou hast cast off and abhorred ] So it seemed to the psalmist through infirmity of the flesh (though his faith did ubique micare, appear ever and anon amidst his complaints), and so the enemies reported and insulted. Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed ] sc. Out of love displeased. And here, as likewise in the verses following, omnia sunt Asyndeta, ad vehementiam. read more
Psa 89:39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground. Ver. 39. Thou hast made void the covenant ] This passage a certain Spanish Rabbi stumbled at (as hath been noted on the title of this psalm), but without cause; for all these things are spoken κατα δοξαν , and not κατ αληθειαν , according to opinion, and not according to the truth of things. And, therefore, Kimchi saith well here, Many wonder at this psalmist, and I do as... read more
Psa 89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. Ver. 40. Thou hast broken down all his hedges ] Or, walls. The walls of Sparta were their militia, of England are their ships, of all lands their laws, Ecclesiastes 10:8 . Thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin ] Or, to consternation and deadly fright. Siqua manet gelida formidine concutis arcem (Buchanan). read more
Psa 89:41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. Ver. 41. All that pass by the way spoil him ] They rob and rifle him: such havoc was made by Shisbak, and is still by the Church’s enemies, Hebrews 10:34 . He is a reproach to his neighbours ] Who now look upon him as a king of clouts, and ask, Where is his invincible majesty? read more
Psa 89:42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. Ver. 42. Thou hast set up ] Thou seemest to be on their side. Thou hast made all his enemies ] To revel in his ruins. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 89:33
Psa 89:33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. Ver. 33. Nevertheless my lovingkindness, &c. ] For that were to break covenant: I will correct him in mercy, and in measure. Sinite virgam corrigentem, ne sentiatis malleum conterentem, saith Bernard. Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail ] Non mentiar in veritate mea, God is very careful to keep touch with his. read more