“For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.”
Divine strength: "For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted." God's presence provides strength and enhancement to the people. The lifting of the horn (a symbol of power and dignity) depends on divine favor.
Church Fathers on Psalms 89:17
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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