Psalms 89:18

For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	לַֽ֭יהוָה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
defence	מָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּ ma.gi.Ne.nu	H4043	a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 1st person masculine plural
One	וְלִקְד֖וֹשׁ ve.lik.Do.osh	H6918	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · conjunction + preposition + adjective, masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
king	מַלְכֵּֽנוּ mal.Ke.nu	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix

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 47:9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is…
Psalms 71:22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 33:22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalms 91:1-2 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah 1:4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have pr…
Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Isaiah 43:3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:15-18

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, whose happiness is here described. I. Glorious discoveries are made to them, and glad tidings of good brought to them; they hear, they know, the joyful sound, Psa 89:15. This may allude, 1. To the shout of a victorious army, the shout of a king, Num 23:21. Israel have the tokens of God's presence with them in their wars; the sound of the going in the top of the mulberry-trees was…

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John Gill on Psalms 89:18

For the Lord is our defence,.... From all their enemies, being all around them, as a wall of fire to protect them, and as the mountains were round about Jerusalem, and being kept by his power as in a fortress, strong hold, or garrison, unto salvation; or our shield (f); see Psalm 84:9 as are his favour, righteousness, and salvation, Psalm 5:12 or "to the Lord belongs our defence or shield" (g) our protection and salvation is from him: and the Holy One of Israel is our King; he who was to be, and is of Israel according to the flesh, and is holy in his nature, life, and office; he is King of saints, that rules over them, protects and defends them, and therefore they must be happy: or "to" or…

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John Calvin on Psalms 89:15-18

Psalm 89:15-18 15. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound! [534] they shall walk, O Jehovah! in the brightness of thy countenance. 16. In thy name shall they daily rejoice; and in thy righteousness shall they glory. 17. For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favor shall our horn be exalted. 18. For to Jehovah [535] is our buckler; and our King is to the Holy One of Israel. 15. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound. Here the same train of reflection concerning the Church is pursued, not only because unbelievers are blind to the consideration of God's works, but also because the prophet has no other purpose in view than to inspire the godly with good hope,…

The Church Fathers

"For of the Lord is our taking up" [Psalm 89:18]. For I was moved like a heap of sand, that I might fall; and I should have fallen, had not the Lord taken me up. "For of the Lord is (our ) taking up: and of the Holy One of Israel our King." Himself is your taking up, Himself your illumination: in His light you are safe, in His light you walk, in His righteousness you are exalted. He took you up, He guards your weakness: He gives you strength of Himself, not of yourself.
— 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).
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,…
Church, The · God defends — God defends
Nation · Peace of — Peace of
Protection · Saints: Acknowledge God as their — Saints: Acknowledge God as their
Shield · .Of God’ s protection — .Of God’ s protection

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 89:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:15-18

John Gill on Psalms 89:18

John Calvin on Psalms 89:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 89:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:15-18

John Gill on Psalms 89:18

John Calvin on Psalms 89:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 89:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 89:17-18

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 89:18