God’s Word Translation
Psalms 89:43
43You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle.
Psalms 89:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
- New International Version (NIV)Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.
Context of Psalms 89:43
41(Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors’ scorn.) 42You held the right hand of his enemies high and made all of his adversaries rejoice. You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle. 44You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground. 45You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:43 word by word
אַף־תָּ֭שִׁיב צ֣וּר חַרְבּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א הֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:43
- Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. His arm isn’t bandaged, so it can’t heal and be strong enough to hold a sword.
- Leviticus 26:36I will fill with despair those who are left in the land of their enemies. The sound of a windblown leaf will make them run. They will run away and fall, but no one will be chasing them.
- Numbers 14:42Don’t go! You will be defeated by your enemies because the Lord is not with you.
- Joshua 7:4So about three thousand men were sent. However, they fled from the men of Ai.
- 2 Chronicles 25:8If you go into battle with them, no matter how courageous you are, God will use the enemy to defeat you, because God has the power to help you or to defeat you.”
Commentaries on Psalms 89:43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword - The arms and military prowess of thy people are no longer of any use to them; Thou art against them, and therefore they are fallen. In what a perilous and hopeless situation must that soldier be who, while defending his life against his mortal foe, has his sword broken, or its edge turned; or, in modern warfare, whose gun misses fire! The Gauls, when invaded by the Romans, had no method of hardening iron; at…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword - That is, Thou hast turned it away, so that when it is raised to strike, it does not descend on the object aimed at by the blow. The meaning is, that he had not been successful in battle, or had been defeated. And hast not made him to stand in the battle - To stand firm; to hold his ground. He has been driven back; his forces have fled.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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