Psalms 89:21
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Psalms 89:21 in other translations
| BSB | My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. |
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| WEB | with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him. |
| ASV | With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him. |
| YLT | With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him. |
| DARBY | With whom my hand shall be established; and mine arm shall strengthen him. |
| BBE | My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength. |
| Webster | With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him. |
What does Psalms 89:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:19-37
19-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:19-37
The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions…
Psalms 89:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 89:21
- Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Psalms 18:32-39
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. …
- Isaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Psalms 89:13
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
- Ezekiel 30:24-25
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
- Psalms 80:15-17
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
- Zechariah 10:12
And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 7:8-16
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house. …
- Isaiah 49:8
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
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Context
- Psalms 89:20
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
- Psalms 89:21
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
- Psalms 89:22
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Psalms 89:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mi mano será firme con él, mi brazo también lo fortificará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | J’ai trouvé David, mon serviteur; je l’ai oint de mon huile sainte; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Mit welchem fest bleiben soll meine Hand, und mein Arm soll ihn stärken. |