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Psalms 89:25

Psalms 89:25
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He shall cry unto me, thou art my Father,.... Not by creation, as he is the Father of angels and men; nor by adoption, as he is the Father of saints; but by generation, being the begotter of him, Psa…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I will set his hand also in the sea ... - His dominion shall extend from the sea on the one hand to the rivers on the other. The sea here evidently refers to the Mediterranean; and the rivers to the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 89:19-37

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

in the sea … in the rivers R.V., on the sea … on the rivers; i.e. I will extend his dominion to the Mediterranean on the west, and to the Euphrates on the north-east, the boundaries of the land…

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