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Psalms 89:4

Psalms 89:4
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord,.... Which, by a prosopopceia, may be understood of the heavens literally, in the same sense as other inanimate creatures praise the Lord, Psa 148:3,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thy seed will I establish for ever - Thy children; thy posterity. The reference is to his successors on the throne. The promise was that there should not fail to be one on his throne; that is, that…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 89:1-4

The psalmist has a very sad complaint to make of the deplorable condition of the family of David at this time, and yet he begins the psalm with songs of praise; for we must, in every thing, in every…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 89:3-4

These verses contain the sum of the promise to David and his seed (2Sa 7:5 ff.) which is expanded in Psa 89:89 ff. It is in relation to this promise in particular that the poet intends to sing of…