Psalms 89:19

¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

¹⁸ For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

²⁰ I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

²¹ With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
KJV: Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
WEB: Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
ASV: Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
DARBY: Then thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
BLB: Once You spoke in a vision to Your holy ones, and said: “I have given help to a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

ÅB: Dengang[^3] talte du i et syn til dine fromme[^4] og sa: Jeg har nedlagt hjelp hos en helt, jeg har opphøyet en ung mann av folket.
OTB: En gang talte du i et syn til dine trofaste,
Og sa: «Jeg har gitt hjelp til en mektig;
Jeg har opphøyet en utvalgt blant folket.
B1930: Dengang talte du i et syn til dine fromme og sa: Jeg har nedlagt hjelp hos en helt, jeg har ophøiet en ung mann av folket. / < SLM 89, 4. 5.> / < Guds folk.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Samuel 16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
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1 Kings 11:34
Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
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Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
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Philippians 2:6–11
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
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2 Samuel 7:8–17
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
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Hebrews 2:9–17
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
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Jeremiah 30:21
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
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Luke 1:70
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
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