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 descendants shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me. 37It shall be established forever like the moon, And a witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah But You have rejected and refused, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed. 39You have repudiated the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown in the dust. 40You have broken down all his walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Psalms 89:38 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס הִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• rejectedזָנַחzânach · to rejectH2186
• refusedמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• You have beenעָבַר‛âbar · be angryH5674
• againstעִם‛im · withH5973
• anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899

Cross-references for Psalms 89:38

• Psalms 44:9Yet You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor, And do not go out with our armies.
• Psalms 60:1God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
• Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again?
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, Lord, when I plead my case with You; Nevertheless I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
• Hosea 9:17My God will reject them Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.
• Psalms 78:59When God heard them, He was filled with wrath And He utterly rejected Israel;
• Psalms 106:40Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people, And He loathed His inheritance.
• Deuteronomy 32:19“The Lord saw this, and spurned them Because of the provocation by His sons and daughters.
• Lamentations 2:7The Lord has rejected His altar, He has repudiated His sanctuary; He has handed over The walls of her palaces to the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the Lord As on the day of an appointed feast.
• Zechariah 11:8Then I did away with the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was tired of me.
• Psalms 89:51With which Your enemies have taunted, Lord, With which they have taunted the footsteps of Your anointed.
• Psalms 84:9See our shield, God, And look at the face of Your anointed.
• 2 Samuel 1:21Mountains of Gilboa, May there be no dew nor rain on you, or fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
• 2 Samuel 15:26But if He says this: ‘I have no delight in you,’ then here I am, let Him do to me as seems good to Him.”
• 2 Chronicles 12:1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the Law of the Lord.

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