5 The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh;
your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. 6 For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh?
Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh, 7 a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones,
to be feared above all those who are around him? 8 Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you?
Yah, your faithfulness is around you. 9 You rule the pride of the sea.
When its waves rise up, you calm them. 10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain.
You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. 11 The heavens are yours.
The earth also is yours;
the world and its fullness.
You have founded them. 12 The north and the south, you have created them.
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. 13 You have a mighty arm.
Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted. 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.
Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
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.