Psalms 89:14

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Justice	צֶ֣דֶק Tze.dek	H6664	the right (natural · noun, common masculine singular absolute
judgment	וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט U.mish.pot	H4941	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
habitation	מְכ֣וֹן me.Khon	H4349	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
throne	כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ kis.'E.kha	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
mercy	חֶ֥סֶד Che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
truth	וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת ve.'e.Met	H571	stability · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
go	יְֽקַדְּמ֥וּ ye.ka.de.Mu	H6923	to project (one self) · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
face	פָנֶֽיךָ fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 97:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Proverbs 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Psalms 45:6-7 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Psalms 85:13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
Psalms 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Psalms 99:4 The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty;…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:5-14

These verses are full of the praises of God. Observe, I. Where, and by whom, God is to be praised. 1. God is praised by the angels above: The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord! Psa 89:5; that is, "the glorious inhabitants of the upper world continually celebrate thy praises." Bless the Lord, you his angels, Psa 103:20. The works of God are wonders even to those that are best acquainted and most intimately conversant with them; the more God's works are known the more they are admired and praised. This should make us love heaven, and long to be there, that there we shall have nothing else to do but to praise God and his wonders. 2. God is praised by the assemblies of his saints on earth…

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John Gill on Psalms 89:14

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne,.... The seat and throne on which he sits; all the administrations of his kingly power in the government of the world, in the salvation of his people, and in the punishment of his enemies, being according to the strict rules of justice and judgment: or "the preparation of thy throne" (d); all that the Lord does according to the counsel of his will; and these counsels were of old, and were formed in strict justice and judgment, and were a preparation for his future government in providence and grace: or "the establishment of thy throne" (e); the throne of an earthly king is established by righteousness; and so the throne of God, and of Chr…

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John Calvin on Psalms 89:9-14

Psalm 89:9-14 9. Thou governest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof rise up, thou restrainest them 10. Thou hast overthrown Egypt, as a wounded man; [529] with thy mighty arm [literally, with the arm of thy strength] thou hast scattered thy enemies. 11. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast made the world, and the fullness thereof. 12. Thou hast created the north [530] and the south: [531] Tabor and Hermon [532] shall rejoice in thy name. 13. Thou hast a mighty arm: thou wilt strengthen thy hand, thou wilt exalt thy right hand. 14. Righteousness and judgment are the place of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 9. Thou governest the pride of th…

The Church Fathers

"Righteousness and judgment are the preparation of Thy seat" (ver. 14). Thy righteousness and judgment will appear in the end: they are now hidden. Of Thy righteousness it is treated in another Psalm, "on the hidden things of the Son." There will then be a manifestation of Thy righteousness and judgment: some will be set on the right, others on the left hand: and the unbelieving will tremble, when they see what now they mock at, and believe not: the righteous will rejoice, when they shall see what they now see not, yet believe. "Righteousness and judgment are the preparation of Thy seat:" especially in the Day of Judgment. What then now? "mercy and truth go before Thy face." I should fear the preparation of Thy seat, Thy justice, and Thy coming judgment, did not mercy and truth go before Thee: why should I at the end fear Thy righteousness, when with Thy mercy going before Thee Thou blottest out my sins, and by showing forth Thy truth fulfillest Thy promises? "Mercy and truth go before Thy face." For "all the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 89

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Dictionary and topics

Ezrahite — A title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Ps. 89, title) and Heman (Ps. 88, title). They were both sons of Zerah (1 Chr. 2:6).
Habitation — God is the habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in him (Ps. 71:3; 91:9). Justice and judgment are the habitation of God’s throne (Ps. 89:14, Heb. mekhon, “foundation”), because all his…
Hermon — A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. It marks the north boundary of Palestine (Deut. 3:8, 4:48; Josh. 11:3,…
Justice of God — That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the righteousness of the divine nature exercised in his moral government. At first God imposes…
Justice Of God, The · Declared to be: The habitation of his throne — Declared to be: The habitation of his throne
Throne · .Of God — .Of God
Truth Of God, The · Always goes before his face — Always goes before his face

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 89:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:5-14

John Gill on Psalms 89:14

John Calvin on Psalms 89:9-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 89:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:5-14

John Gill on Psalms 89:14

John Calvin on Psalms 89:9-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 89:9-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 89:14-18

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 89:14