Psalms 89:51

Blessed be the Lord for evermore,.... In this world, and in the world to come, as the Targum; for reproaches and afflictions for Christ's sake, since they work together for good; as Job blessed the…

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord - Have reproached thee and me. Wherewith they reproach thy character and cause, and reproach me for having trusted to promises which seem not to be…

In these verses we have,

I. A very melancholy complaint of the present deplorable state of David's family, which the psalmist thinks hard to be reconciled to the covenant God made with David. "Thou…

Cp. Psa 79:12, of which Psa 89:89 is also a partial reminiscence.

the footsteps of thine anointed They are like a rabble hooting and insulting him wherever he goes. Cp. Psa 17:11; Jer 12:6 (R.V.). May…