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Psalms 89:23
23I will destroy his enemies in front of him I will kill 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
21I will help him with my power, so that he is strong. 22No enemy will win against him. No cruel people will have power to hurt him. I will destroy his enemies in front of him I will kill those who hate him. 24I will always be faithful and show him my faithful love. By my name he will win against his enemies. 25I will cause his kingdom to reach beyond the sea and the rivers.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:23 word by word
וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו אֶגּֽוֹף׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:23
- 2 Samuel 3:7Saul had had slave wife called Rizpah. She was Aiah's daughter. One day, Ish-Bosheth asked Abner, ‘Why did you sleep with my father's woman?’
- 2 Samuel 7:1The king was living in his palace. The Lord kept him safe from all his enemies everywhere.
- 2 Samuel 22:40You have made me strong to fight battles so that I win against my enemies.
- Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
- Psalms 21:8You will use your strong power to take hold of your enemies. You will catch everybody that hates you.
- Psalms 109:3They are all round me, and they say cruel things. I have done nothing against them, but they still attack me.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord God said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies. Then you will be able to put your feet on them.’
- Psalms 132:18I will cause his enemies to be ashamed. But his own kingdom will be great!’
- Luke 19:14But the people who were living in his country did not like the man. So they sent some of their people to the foreign country with a message. They said, “We do not want this man to rule over us.”
- John 15:23Anyone 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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