Psalms 89:40

Psalms 89:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him.

Context of Psalms 89:40

38But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one. 39You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust. You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. 41All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. 42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.

Psalms 89:40 word by word

פָּרַ֥צְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יו שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast broken downפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• all his hedgesגְּדֵרָהgedêrâh · wallH1448
• thou hast broughtשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his strong holdsמִבְצָרmibtsâr mibtsârâh · fortificationH4013
• to ruinמְחִתָּהmechittâh · terrorH4288

Cross-references for Psalms 89:40

• Psalms 80:12Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
• Job 1:10“Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
• Isaiah 5:5Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled.
• 2 Chronicles 12:2Because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam.
• 2 Chronicles 15:5In those days it was not safe to travel about, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil.
• Lamentations 2:2Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob; in his wrath he has torn down the strongholds of Daughter Judah. He has brought her kingdom and its princes down to the ground in dishonor.
• Revelation 13:1The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.

Commentaries on Psalms 89:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges - Thou hart permitted the land to be stripped of all defense; there is not even one strong place in the hands of thy people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges - His walls or defenses; all that he relied on for safety. Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin - His towers, fortifications; defenses. The enemy has been suffered to destroy them. They are now heaps of ruins.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. 40broken down all his walls: The Lord’s people are completely vulnerable.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

Topics related to Psalms 89:40

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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