Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 89

Psalms 89:1 ^a Thogh the horrible confusion of things might cause them to despaire of Gods fauours, yet the manifolde examples of his merices cause them to trust in God, thogh to mans judgement thei sawe none occasion.

Psalms 89:1 ^! With manie wordes doeth the Prophet praise the goodnes of God.

Psalms 89:2 ^b As he that surely beleued in heart.

Psalms 89:2 ^c As thine inuisible heauen is not subject to anie alteraction & changes: so shal the trueth of thy promes by vnchangeable.

Psalms 89:3 ^d The Prophet sheweth what was the promes of God, wheron he grounded his faith.

Psalms 89:5 ^e The Angels shal praise thy power & faithfulnes in deliuering thy Church.

Psalms 89:5 ^f That is, in the heauens.

Psalms 89:6 ^g Meaning, the Angels.

Psalms 89:7 ^h If the Angels tremble before Gods majestie & infinite justice, what earthlie creature by oppressing the Church, dare set him selfe against God?

Psalms 89:9 ⁱ For as he deliuered the Church by the red Sea, & by destroying Rahab, that is, the Egyptians: so wil he est sone deliuer it, when the dangers be great.

Psalms 89:12 ^k Tabor is a mountaine West warde from Jerusalem, & Hermon East warde: so the Prophet signifieth that all partes & places of the worlde shal obey Gods power for the deliuerance of his Church.

Psalms 89:14 ^l For hereby he judgeth the world & sheweth him slef a merciful Father & faithful protector vnto his.

Psalms 89:15 ⁿ They shalbe preserued by thy Fatherlie prouidence.

Psalms 89:15 ^m Feling in their conscience that God is their Father.

Psalms 89:17 ^o In that they are preserued and continue they oght to giue the priase and glorie onely to thee.

Psalms 89:18 ^p In that that our King hathe power to defend vs, it is the gift of God.

Psalms 89:19 ^r Whome I haue bothe chosen and giuen him strength to execute his office, as {vers. 21}

Psalms 89:19 ^q To Samuel and to others, to assure that Dauid was thy chosen one.

Psalms 89:23 ^! For his testament & couenant, that he had made betwene him and his elect by Jesus Christ the sonne fo Dauid:

Psalms 89:23 ^s Thogh there shalbe euermore enemies against Gods kingdome, yet he promiseth to ouercome them.

Psalms 89:24 ^t I wil mercifully performe my promises to him, not withstanding his infirmities & offences.

Psalms 89:24 ^u His power, glorie & estate.

Psalms 89:25 ^x He shal enjoye the land round about.

Psalms 89:26 ^y His excellent dignitie shal appeare herein that he shal be named the sonne of God, & the first borne, wherein he is a figure of Christ.

Psalms 89:29 ^z Thogh for the sinnes of the people the tate of this kingdome decayed: yet God reserued stil a rote, til he had accomplished this promes in Christ.

Psalms 89:33 ^a Thogh the faithful answer not in all points to their profession, yet God wil not breake his couenant with them.

Psalms 89:34 ^b For God in promising hathe respect to his mercie and not to mans power in performing.

Psalms 89:35 ^/ Ebr., if I lie vnto Dauid: which is a maner of othe.

Psalms 89:37 ^c As long as the sunne and moone endure, they shalbe witnesses to me of this promes.

Psalms 89:38 ^! Then doeth he complaine of the great ruine, and desolation of the kingdome of Dauid, so that to the outwarde appearance the promes was broke.

Psalms 89:39 ^d Because of the horrible confussion of things, the Prophet complaineth to God as thogh he sawe not the performance of his promes. And thus discharging his cares on God, he resisteth doute & inpaciencie.

Psalms 89:39 ^e By this he meaneth that horrible dissipation and renting of the kingdome, which was vnder Jeroboam: or els by the Spirit of prophecie Ethan speaketh of those great miseries, which cam sone afterwarde to passe at the captiuitie of Babylon.

Psalms 89:45 ^f He sheweth that the kingdome failed before it came to perfection of was ripe.

Psalms 89:46 ^g The Prophet in joyning praier with his complaint, sheweth that his faith neuer failed.

Psalms 89:46 ^! Finally he praieth to be deliuered from his afflictions, making mention of the shortnes of mans life & confirming him self by Gods promises.

Psalms 89:47 ^h Seing mans life is short, & you hast created man to bestowe thy benefites vpon him, except thou haste to helpe, death wil preuent thee.

Psalms 89:50 ⁱ He meaneth that Gods enemies did not onely sclander him behinde his backe: but also mocked him to his face, & as it were cast their injuries in his bosome.

Psalms 89:51 ^k So he calleth them the persecute the Church.

Psalms 89:51 ^l They laugh as vs, which paciently waite for the comming of thy Christ.