“Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.”
God's mighty arm: "You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand." The repeated emphasis on divine arm and hand (both understood as instruments of God's action) reinforces the conviction of divine power and capacity to act.
Church Fathers on Psalms 89:13
1. Understand, beloved, this Psalm, which I am about to explain, by the grace of God, of our hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and be of good cheer, because He who promised, will fulfil all, as He has fulfilled much: for it is not our own merit, but His mercy, that gives us confidence in Him. He Himself is meant, in my belief, by “the understanding of Æthan the Israelite:” which has given this Psalm its title. You see then, who is meant by Æthan: but the meaning of the word is…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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