John Gill Commentary Psalms 89:5

"And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones." — Psalms 89:5 (ASV)

And the heavens shall praise your wonders, O Lord

Which, by a prosopopoeia, may be understood of the heavens literally, in the same sense as other inanimate creatures praise the Lord, (Psalms 148:3Psalms 148:4) , or mystically of the church, consisting of heaven born souls, and whose doctrines and ordinances are from heaven; or of the apostles, as Jerom, who had their ministry, mission, commission, and gifts, from thence; or rather of the angels, the inhabitants of heaven, who praise the Lord for his wonderful works of nature, providence, and grace, (Psalms 148:2) .

Particularly they admire and praise the wonderful work of redemption "that wonderful thing of yours" ^F13 , as the word may be rendered, being in the singular number: the person of the Redeemer is wonderful, and that is his name; his incarnation is a most amazing thing, it is the great mystery of godliness; and the redemption wrought out by him is the wonder of men and angels: when he appeared in the world, the angels of God worshipped him; at his birth, they sung glory to God in the highest; and the mysteries of his grace are what they look into with wonder and praise, (Hebrews 1:6) (Luke 2:13Luke 2:14) (1 Peter 1:12) .

your faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints ;

i.e. is praised there; which Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret of the angels also, who are called saints, (Deuteronomy 33:2) , of which there is a congregation, even an innumerable company, (Revelation 19:6) , these not only admire and praise the wonderful works of the Lord, but his perfections also; and particularly his faithfulness in the execution of promises and threatenings, (Revelation 7:11Revelation 7:12) (16:5) , but rather holy men are meant, such as are called to be saints, and are gathered together in a Gospel church state, designed by a congregation of them, among and by whom the truth and faithfulness of God, as well as his lovingkindness and mercy, are spoken of with the highest commendation, (Psalms 40:9Psalms 40:10) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F13: (Kalp) "mirabile tuum", Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius, Gerjus; "mirabile apus tuum", Junius & Tremellius; "illud miraculum tuum", Michaelis.