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Psalms 89:23
23I will crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.
Psalms 89:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
- New International Version (NIV)I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.
Context of Psalms 89:23
21With whom My hand shall be established and steadfast; My arm also shall strengthen him. 22The enemy will not outwit him, Nor will the wicked man afflict or humiliate him. I will crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. 24My faithfulness and My steadfast lovingkindness shall be with him, And in My name shall his horn be exalted [great power and prosperity shall be conferred upon him]. 25I will also set his hand on the [Mediterranean] sea, And his right hand on the rivers [the tributaries of the Euphrates].
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:23 word by word
וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו אֶגּֽוֹף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:23
- 2 Samuel 3:7Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?”
- 2 Samuel 7:1When King David lived in his house (palace) and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
- 2 Samuel 22:40For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies; Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
- Psalms 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord (Father) says to my Lord (the Messiah, His Son), “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [subjugating them into complete submission].”
- Psalms 132:18His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon himself shall his crown shine.”
- Luke 19:14But his citizens [the residents of his new kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be a king over us.’
- John 15:23The one who hates Me also hates My Father.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And I will beat down his foes before his face - I will crush them, or destroy them: showing that the power of doing this was not his own, but was the power of God exerted in his behalf. And plague them that hate him - His enemies. I will bring “plagues” upon them: calamities, judgments, afflictions. The word is commonly used to denote those judgments which come directly from the hand of God - as famine, pestilence, wasting sickness, the plague, or the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-37Verses 19-37 The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions and promises are fully…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-37The Lord chose David as his son and king of Israel (see Psalm 2:4–6; 2 Samuel 7:8–16) to protect his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 89
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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