How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Psalm 89 belongs with those psalms that give voice to the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives in the Babylonian captivity, especially in its latter part under Belshazzar when Jewish persecution and distress were greatest. It pleads for an end to the apparent delay of divine favor, asking how long God will seem to hide Himself, with burning fire portraying His wrath as fierce and consuming. The psalm containing it shows the steadfastness and faithfulness of God in keeping covenant with His children. It is part of the Bible's treasure of comfort and consolation for God's children.
It is a prophecy of Christ and His glorious reign. David is presented as a type of Christ, the Son of David who will reign on David's throne, and its promises of a firstborn son and an everlasting kingdom apply to Christ. It contains the word of the Lord to David that Christ is destined to sit as King upon the throne in the kingdom of God, which is to be the fifth universal kingdom upon the earth.
God's covenant in the psalm stands fast with Christ, showing that the law, including the Sabbath, has not been abolished. The psalm presents a conditional promise of the kingdom to Jacob's descendants that was forfeited under the old covenant and can be regained only through an interest in Jesus.
Psalm 89 belongs with those psalms that give voice to the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives in the Babylonian captivity, especially in its latter part under Belshazzar when Jewish persecution and distress were greatest. It pleads for an end to the apparent delay of divine favor, asking how long God will seem to hide Himself, with burning fire portraying His wrath as fierce and consuming. The psalm containing it shows the steadfastness and faithfulness of God in keeping covenant with His children. It is part of the Bible's treasure of comfort and consolation for God's children.
It is a prophecy of Christ and His glorious reign. David is presented as a type of Christ, the Son of David who will reign on David's throne, and its promises of a firstborn son and an everlasting kingdom apply to Christ. It contains the word of the Lord to David that Christ is destined to sit as King upon the throne in the kingdom of God, which is to be the fifth universal kingdom upon the earth.
God's covenant in the psalm stands fast with Christ, showing that the law, including the Sabbath, has not been abolished. The psalm presents a conditional promise of the kingdom to Jacob's descendants that was forfeited under the old covenant and can be regained only through an interest in Jesus.