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Psalms 89:40
40You have broken down all his walls; you have reduced his fortified cities to ruins.
Psalms 89:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
- New International Version (NIV)You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
Context of Psalms 89:40
38But you have spurned and rejected him; you have become enraged with your anointed. 39You have repudiated the covenant with your servant; you have completely dishonored his crown. You have broken down all his walls; you have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. 42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:40 word by word
פָּרַ֥צְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יו שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:40
- Psalms 80:12Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
- Job 1:10Haven’t you placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Isaiah 5:5Now I will tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.
- 2 Chronicles 12:2Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem
- 2 Chronicles 15:5In those times there was no peace for those who went about their daily activities because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
- Lamentations 2:2Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In his wrath he has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.
- Revelation 13:1And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were blasphemous names.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges - Thou hart permitted the land to be stripped of all defense; there is not even one strong place in the hands of thy people.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges - His walls or defenses; all that he relied on for safety. Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin - His towers, fortifications; defenses. The enemy has been suffered to destroy them. They are now heaps of ruins.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. 40broken down all his walls: The Lord’s people are completely vulnerable.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
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