Psalms 89:41

Psalms 89:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
• New International Version (NIV)All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

Context of Psalms 89:41

39Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground. 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to rain. All that pass by the way spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours. 42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

Psalms 89:41 word by word

שַׁ֭סֻּהוּ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ הָיָ֥ה חֶ֝רְפָּ֗ה לִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Psalms 89:41

• Psalms 44:10Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
• Psalms 80:13The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.
• Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
• Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
• Psalms 79:4We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
• Deuteronomy 28:37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.
• Nehemiah 5:9Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
• Jeremiah 24:9I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
• Jeremiah 29:18And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
• Jeremiah 42:18For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
• Jeremiah 44:8in that ye provoke me unto anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to sojourn; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
• Lamentations 5:1Remember, O what is LORD, come upon us: behold, and see our reproach.
• Ezekiel 5:14Moreover I will make thee a desolation and a reproach, among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy fury, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.

Commentaries on Psalms 89:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41All that pass bay the way spoil him - The land is in the condition of a vineyard, the hedge of which is broken down, so that they who pass by may pull the grapes, and dismantle or tear down the vines. The Chaldeans and the Assyrians began the ravage; the Samaritans on the one hand, and the Idumeans on the other, have completed it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41All that pass by the way spoil him - The sentiment here is substantially the same as in Psalm 80:12. See the notes at that place. The idea is that of fields or vineyards, where all the fences, the walls, and the hedges are thrown down so that they become like an open common. He is a reproach to his neighbors - An object of ridicule, as if he were forsaken by God; as if east out and despised.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