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 seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me; 37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. Selah. But thou hast rejected and cast off; thou hast been very wroth with thine anointed: 39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground: 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

Psalms 89:38 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס הִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 89:38

• Psalms 44:9But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;
• Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.
• Psalms 77:7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of [thy] judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
• Hosea 9:17My God hath rejected them, because they hearkened not unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
• Psalms 78:59God heard, and was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
• Psalms 106:40Then was the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance;
• Deuteronomy 32:19And Jehovah saw it, and despised them, Because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters.
• Lamentations 2:7The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath rejected his sanctuary; he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces: they have made a noise in the house of Jehovah, as on the day of a set feast.
• Zechariah 11:8And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.
• Psalms 89:51Wherewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
• Psalms 84:9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
• 2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [as] not anointed with oil.
• 2 Samuel 15:26But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, [here am] I, let him do to me as seemeth good to him.
• 2 Chronicles 12:1And it came to pass when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and when he had become strong, [that] he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.

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