New King James Version
Psalms 89:51
51With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
Psalms 89:51 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
- New International Version (NIV)the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
- English Standard Version (ESV)with which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.
Context of Psalms 89:51
49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth? 50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. 52Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:51 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵרְפ֖וּ אוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חֵ֝רְפ֗וּ עִקְּב֥וֹת מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:51
- Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Acts 5:41So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
- 1 Corinthians 4:12And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
- Hebrews 10:33partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated;
- Hebrews 11:36Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment.
- Psalms 56:5All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
- Psalms 57:3He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
- 2 Samuel 16:7Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!
- Matthew 12:24Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
- Matthew 26:61and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”
- John 8:48Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
- 1 Peter 2:20For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.
- 1 Peter 3:16having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
- 1 Peter 4:14If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51They have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed - They search into the whole history of thy people; they trace it up to the earliest times; and they find we have been disobedient and rebellious; and on this account we suffer much, alas, deserved reproach. The Chaldee gives this clause a singular turn: "Thy enemies have reproached the slowness of the footsteps of the feet of thy Messiah, O Lord. We have trusted in him as our great Deliverer, and have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord - Have reproached thee and me. Wherewith they reproach thy character and cause, and reproach me for having trusted to promises which seem not to be fulfilled. As the representative of thy cause, I am compelled to bear all this, and it breaks my heart. Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed - Of myself, as the anointed king. They have reproached my footsteps; that is, they have…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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