God’s Word Translation
Psalms 89:39
39You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.
Psalms 89:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
- New International Version (NIV)You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Context of Psalms 89:39
37Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven.” 38But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one. You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt. 40You have broken through all his walls and have laid his fortified cities in ruins. 41(Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors’ scorn.)
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:39 word by word
נֵ֭אַרְתָּה בְּרִ֣ית עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ לָאָ֣רֶץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:39
- Psalms 89:34I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement.
- Psalms 77:10Then I said, “It makes me feel sick that the power of the Most High is no longer the same.”
- Psalms 116:11I also said when I was panic-stricken, “Everyone is undependable.”
- John 13:7Jesus answered Peter, “You don’t know now what I’m doing. You will understand later.”
- Psalms 89:44You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.
- Psalms 74:7They burned your holy place to the ground. They dishonored the place where you live among us.
- Psalms 143:3The enemy has pursued me. He has ground my life into the dirt. He has made me live in dark places like those who have died long ago.
- Isaiah 25:12He will bring down Moab’s high fortified walls, level them, and throw them into the dust on the ground.
- Isaiah 43:28That is why I will corrupt the leaders of the holy place. I will claim Jacob for destruction. I will set up Israel for ridicule.
- Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Because we have sinned, it has been disastrous for us.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:39
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant - Thou hast dealt with him as if there were no such covenant; as if no such promise had been made to him. The word rendered “made void,” means to abhor, or reject. Thou hast profaned his crown, by casting it to the ground - literally, “Thou hast profaned to the earth his crown;” that is, Thou hast treated it as a polluted thing; a thing to be rejected and abhorred; a thing which one casts indignantly upon…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. 1-52Book Three (Psalms 73–89) starts and ends with serious questions. Psalm 89 begins with praise for how the Lord established David’s throne and kingdom (89:1–37). But later the psalmist protests that the Lord seems to have rejected his covenant with David (Psalm 89:38–51; see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).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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