Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 89

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's verse-by-verse commentary on Psalms 89, from Commentary Critical and Explanatory. Read it alongside the full text of the chapter.

Contrasting man's frailty with God's eternity, the writer mourns over it as the punishment of sin, and prays for a return of the divine favor. A Prayer [mainly such] of Moses the man of God-- (Deu 33:1; Jos 14:6); as such he wrote this (see on Psa 18:1, title, and Psa 36:1, title). (Psa. 90:1-17)

dwelling-place--home (compare Eze 11:16), as a refuge (Deu 33:27).