Psalms 89:18

Then thou spakest in vision to thy Holy One,.... Samuel the prophet, that holy man of God, to whom the Lord spoke in vision, or by a spirit of prophecy, concerning David, the choice and exaltation of…

For the Lord is our defense - Margin, “Our shield is of the Lord.” The original word rendered “defense,” is shield. Compare Psa 5:12, note; Psa 33:20, note; Psa 59:11, note. The meaning is, that…

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!…

For to Jehovah belongeth our shield;

And our King to the Holy One of Israel.

Shield, as in Psa 47:9, is a metaphor for the king as the protector of his people. The king of Israel belongs to Jehovah,…