Psalms 89:23

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

21My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. 22No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. 24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

Psalms 89:23 word by word

וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו אֶגּֽוֹף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will beat downכָּתַתkâthath · to crushH3807
• his foesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• before his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and plagueנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• them that hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130

Cross-references for Psalms 89:23

• 2 Samuel 3:7Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why did you have sexual relations with my father’s concubine?”
• 2 Samuel 7:1The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.
• 2 Samuel 22:40You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
• Psalms 21:8You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.
• Psalms 109:3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.
• Psalms 110:1Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
• Psalms 132:18I will humiliate his enemies, and his crown will shine.
• Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
• John 15:23The one who hates me hates my Father too.

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

Topics related to Psalms 89:23

• Anointing
• Church
• Covenant
• David
• Government

In the dictionaries

• Alter
• Ethan
• Exact
• Forsake
• Job, Book of
• Stand
• Visit
• Ezrahite
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• God

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