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Psalm 89:24
But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
22No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
24But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
25I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
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The raised horn pictures a king’s strength and honor, while God’s faithfulness and loving kindness make clear whose care sustains David’s rule.
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Psalm 92:10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.Both passages describe God exalting a horn, an image of strength that Psalm 92 makes concrete through the wild ox.
1 Samuel 2:10Those who strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give …Both passages speak of God exalting the horn of his king, making royal strength dependent on God.
2 Corinthians 1:20For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.God’s faithfulness underlies the promise to the king in the psalm; Corinthians declares that God’s promises have their Yes in Christ.
Psalm 91:14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.Both passages connect God’s name with being raised up: the king’s horn is exalted, and the person who knows God’s name is set high.
Psalm 89:16–17In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.Both passages connect exaltation with God and mention his name, locating honor in relationship to him.
1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your …Hannah’s prayer and the promise to David share the image of a horn exalted through the LORD.
Psalm 89:1A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all …The loving kindness and faithfulness celebrated at the psalm’s opening become God’s spoken promise to remain with his king.
John 17:6“I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.God’s name is the shared thread: the king is exalted in that name, and Jesus reveals it to those given him.
John 1:17For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.The shared thread is broad: the psalm speaks of God’s loving kindness and faithfulness, while John names grace and truth through Jesus Christ.
John 17:11I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may …Both passages associate God’s name with his care: the king receives strength, and Jesus asks the Father to keep his people.
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 …Both passages attribute exaltation to God: the psalm promises it to the king, and Acts describes Jesus exalted by God’s right hand.
2 Samuel 22:51He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”Both passages describe God’s loving kindness toward David, with Samuel extending that kindness to his offspring.
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The promise to David rests on God’s own character. His faithfulness and loving kindness are the ground of the king’s strength and honor.
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