Bible Strands
Psalms 89:21
My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks in the first person, addressing the community regarding the anointed servant David, positioned between the declaration of his consecration and the promise of his security from enemies.
The words — תִּכּוֹן (ti.Kon) carries the literal sense "it will be steadfast," and תְאַמּֽצֶנּוּ (te.'am.me.Tze./nu) means "it will strengthen him."
The thread — The motif of divine support runs through Psalms 89:13, which describes God's arm and hand as mighty, Isaiah 42:1, where God upholds His chosen Servant, and Psalms 18:32, which states God arms with strength.
Why it lands — The text explicitly claims the king's endurance depends on God's active intervention rather than human capability. It requires the reader to accept that covenantal stability rests on divine action, not royal merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Cross-references
- Psalms 18:32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
- Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Psalms 89:13 Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Psalms 80:15 the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
- Ezekiel 30:24 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
- 2 Samuel 7:8 Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
- Isaiah 49:8 This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
- Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.