Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. King James Bible The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. Darby Bible Translation The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon triumph in thy name. World English Bible The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. Young's Literal Translation North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing. Psalm 89:12 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleThe north and the south, thou hast created them - All that there is in the north and in the south - in the northern and the southern sky - the constellations and the stars; and all that there is in the earth - in the regions of cold and of heat - far as they extend in either direction. The word rendered "north" here - צפון tsâphôn - means properly that which is hidden or dark, and was applied to the north, because the ancients regarded it as the seat of gloom and darkness. Hom. Od., ix. 25. The south, on the other hand, was regarded by them as illuminated and made bright by the beams of the sun. The word rendered "south" - ימין yâmı̂yn - means literally the right hand, and was applied to the south because the ancient geographers were supposed to face the east, as now they are supposed to face the north. Compare the notes at Job 23:9. Tabor and Hermon - That is, the west and the east - the former of these mountains being on the western side of Palestine, the other on the eastern, and both of them being objects of beauty and grandeur. The idea is, that God had control of all parts of the universe; that the world in every direction, and in every part, declared his power, and made known his greatness. Shall rejoice in thy name - Or, do rejoice in thee. That is, They, as it were, exult in thee as their God. They are clothed with beauty, as if full of joy; and they acknowledge that all this comes from thee as the great Creator. Compare Psalm 65:8, Psalm 65:12; Psalm 96:11-12. Psalm 89:12 Parallel Commentaries Library September the Sixteenth the Steadfastness of the Lord"My covenant shall stand fast." --PSALM lxxxix. 19-29. Such a divine assurance ought to make me perfectly quiet in spirit. Restlessness in a Christian always spells disloyalty. The uncertainty is born of suspicion. There is a rift in the faith, and the disturbing breath of the devil blows through, and destroys my peace. If I am sure of my great Ally, my heart will not be troubled, neither will it be afraid. And such a divine assurance ought to make me bold in will and majestic in labour. I ought … John Henry Jowett—My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year A vision of the King. His Future Work Assurance Cross References Deuteronomy 3:8 "Thus we took the land at that time from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of Arnon to Mount Hermon Joshua 11:17 from Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir, even as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings and struck them down and put them to death. Joshua 12:1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: Joshua 19:22 The border reached to Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh, and their border ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages. Judges 4:6 Now she sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, "Behold, the LORD, the God of Israel, has commanded, 'Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun. Job 26:7 "He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing. Psalm 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands, Let the mountains sing together for joy Jump to Previous Appointed Created Hermon Joy Joyously North Praise Rejoice Shout Sing Sounding South Tabor TriumphJump to Next Appointed Created Hermon Joy Joyously North Praise Rejoice Shout Sing Sounding South Tabor TriumphLinks Psalm 89:12 NIVPsalm 89:12 NLT Psalm 89:12 ESV Psalm 89:12 NASB Psalm 89:12 KJV Psalm 89:12 Bible Apps Psalm 89:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 89:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 89:12 French Bible Psalm 89:12 German Bible Psalm 89:12 Commentaries Bible Hub |