Psalms 89 · Verse 27

Psalms 89:27

Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
Psalms 89:27, King James Version

Psalms 89:27 in other translations

BSBI will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
WEBI will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
ASVI also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
YLTI also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.
DARBYAnd as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
BBEAnd I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.
WebsterAlso I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.

What does Psalms 89:27 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 I will make him my first-born - I will deal with him as a father by his first-born son, to whom a double portion of possessions and honors belong. First-born. is not always to be understood literally in Scripture. It often signifies simply a well-beloved, or best-beloved son; one preferred to all the rest, and distinguished by some eminent prerogative. Thus God calls Israel his son, his first-born, Exo 4:22. See also Sirach 36:12. And even Ephraim is called God's first-born, Jer 31:9. In the same sense it is sometimes applied even to Jesus Christ himself, to signify his supereminent dignity; not the eternal Sonship of his Divine nature, as inveterate prejudice and superficial thinking have supposed.

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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…

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Psalms 89:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַף\־'af-alsoH637
אָ֭נִי'A.niIH589
בְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorfirstbornH1060
אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ'e.te.Ne.huI will make himH5414
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.Yonmost highH5945
לְמַלְכֵי\־le.mal.khei-to [the] kings ofH4428
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

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Cross references for Psalms 89:27

  • Colossians 1:15

    Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  • Colossians 1:18

    And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

  • Romans 8:29

    For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

  • Revelation 19:16

    And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

  • Psalms 2:7

    I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

  • Psalms 72:11

    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

  • Numbers 24:7

    He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

  • Exodus 4:22

    And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

  • Psalms 2:10-12

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  • Isaiah 49:7

    Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:12

    Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

  • Revelation 21:24

    And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Also.
2:7; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15,18
higher.
2:10-12; 72:11; Nu 24:7; 2Ch 1:12; 9:23,24; Isa 49:7; Re 19:16
Re 21:24

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Context

  • Psalms 89:26

    He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

  • Psalms 89:27

    Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

  • Psalms 89:28

    My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

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Psalms 89:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo también le pondré por primogénito, alto sobre los reyes de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Lui me criera: Tu es mon père, mon ✶Dieu, et le rocher de mon salut.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So will auch ich ihn zum Erstgeborenen machen, zum Höchsten der Könige der Erde.