Psalms 89:38

Psalms 89:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
• New International Version (NIV)But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

Context of Psalms 89:38

36His descendants shall endure forever And his throne [will continue] as the sun before Me. 37It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the heavens is ever faithful.” Selah. But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful Lord] have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed. 39You have spurned and repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust. 40You have broken down all his [city] walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Psalms 89:38 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס הִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thou hast cast offזָנַחzânach · to rejectH2186
• and abhorredמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• thou hast been wrothעָבַר‛âbar · be angryH5674
• with thine anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899

Cross-references for Psalms 89:38

• Psalms 44:9But now You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor, And You do not go out with our armies [to lead us to victory].
• Psalms 60:1O God, You have rejected us and cast us off. You have broken [down our defenses and scattered] us; You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.
• Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again?
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
• Jeremiah 12:1You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You; Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
• Hosea 9:17My God will reject them and cast them away Because they did not listen to Him; And they will be wanderers (fugitives) among the nations.
• Psalms 78:59When God heard this, He was filled with [righteous] wrath; And utterly rejected Israel, [greatly hating her ways],
• Psalms 106:40Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people And He detested His own inheritance.
• Deuteronomy 32:19“The Lord saw it, and rejected them, Out of indignation with His sons and His daughters.
• Lamentations 2:7The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary. He has given into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces; They have made a noise in the house of the Lord As on a day of an appointed feast.
• Zechariah 11:8Then I eliminated the three [incompetent, unfit] shepherds [the civil rulers, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was impatient with them, and they also were tired of me and despised me.
• Psalms 89:51With which Your enemies have taunted, O Lord, With which they have mocked the footsteps of Your anointed.
• Psalms 84:9See our shield, O God, And look at the face of Your anointed [the king as Your representative].
• 2 Samuel 1:21O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be upon you, nor fields with offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, [dry, cracked] not anointed with oil.
• 2 Samuel 15:26But if He should say, ‘I have no delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me what seems good to Him.”
• 2 Chronicles 12:1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.

Commentaries on Psalms 89:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38But thou hast cast off - Hitherto the psalmist has spoken of the covenant of God with David and his family, which led them to expect all manner of prosperity, and a perpetuity of the Jewish throne; now he shews what appears to him a failure of the promise, and what he calls in the next verse the making void the covenant of his servant. God cannot lie to David; how is it then that his crown is profaned, that it is cast down to the ground; the land being…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38But thou hast cast off - literally, Thou hast treated as a foul, offensive thing; thou hast treated him to whom these promises were made, as if he were a vile and detestable object - as that which one throws away because it is worthless or offensive. And abhorred - Hast despised; that is, as if it were an object of aversion or contempt. Compare Psalm 60:1, Psalm 60:10. Thou hast been wroth - literally, “Thou hast suffered (thine anger) to overflow,” or to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-52Verses 38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory reserved for Christ's spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38You are enraged: The psalmist is confused by the severity of God's anger.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-5238-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).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