5 God! Let the cosmos praise your wonderful ways, the choir of holy angels sing anthems to your faithful ways! 6 Search high and low, scan skies and land, you'll find nothing and no one quite like God. 7 The holy angels are in awe before him; he looms immense and august over everyone around him. 8 God of the Angel Armies, who is like you, powerful and faithful from every angle? 9 You put the arrogant ocean in its place and calm its waves when they turn unruly. 10 You gave that old hag Egypt the back of your hand, you brushed off your enemies with a flick of your wrist. 11 You own the cosmos - you made everything in it, everything from atom to archangel. 12 You positioned the North and South Poles; the mountains Tabor and Hermon sing duets to you. 13 With your well-muscled arm and your grip of steel - nobody trifles with you! 14 The Right and Justice are the roots of your rule; Love and Truth are its fruits.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 89:5-14
Commentary on Psalm 89:5-14
(Read Psalm 89:5-14)
The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reverence when we worship God. But how little of this appears in our congregations, and how much cause have we to humble ourselves on this account! That almighty power which smote Egypt, will scatter the enemies of the church, while all who trust in God's mercy will rejoice in his name; for mercy and truth direct all he does. His counsels from eternity, and their consequences to eternity, are all justice and judgment.