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Psalm 89:19
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.
17For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
18For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19Then 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.
20I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
21with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
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The warrior’s strength comes as God’s gift, and the young man’s rise from among the people turns attention toward the one who raised him.
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Matthew 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.Both speak of received power: the warrior is given strength, and Jesus says all authority has been given to him.
1 Samuel 16:18Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of …David appears as a warrior in both passages, with strength from God in the psalm and the LORD’s presence in Samuel.
Numbers 12:6He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.God speaks through a vision in both passages, making his words known to those who receive them.
1 Kings 11:34“‘However, 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, who …Both passages describe God’s choice of David, whom the surrounding psalm and Kings name as his servant.
1 Peter 2:6Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”Both describe God establishing someone in an honored place: a young man exalted and a cornerstone chosen and precious.
Deuteronomy 1:12How can I myself alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your strife?Both touch the demands of leading a people: the psalm names God-given strength, while Deuteronomy voices the burden of leadership.
2 Samuel 7:8–17Now therefore tell my servant David this: ‘The LORD of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over …Both recount God raising David to rule his people, with Samuel naming the sheep pen from which he was taken.
Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, …Both concern a person raised to rule, with the psalm emphasizing strength and Isaiah placing government on the promised child’s shoulders.
Philippians 2:6–11who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,The link is limited: the psalm speaks of God exalting a man; the supplied Philippians verse describes Christ’s relation to equality with God.
Hebrews 2:9–17But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of …Both describe bestowed honor: the young man is exalted, and Jesus is crowned with glory and honor because of his suffering of death.
Acts 2:33Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you now see …Exaltation comes from God in both passages: God raises the young man, and Jesus is exalted by God’s right hand.
Exodus 28:12You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel. Aaron shall bear their names before the …The shared thread is a man’s role among God’s people; Exodus concerns Aaron bearing Israel’s names, while the psalm concerns an exalted warrior.
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The next verse names David as God’s servant. His strength and raised position begin with God’s action; even the warrior depends on what God gives.
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