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Psalms 89:40
40You have renounced the covenant of Your servant. You have defiled his crown even to the ground.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 89:40
38and as the moon, established forever, and a trustworthy witness in the sky.” Selah 39But You have cast off and spurned, You have become furious with Your anointed one. You have renounced the covenant of Your servant. You have defiled his crown even to the ground. 41You have broken down all his walls. You reduced his strongholds to ruin. 42All who pass by have plundered him. He has become a taunt to his neighbors.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:40 word by word
פָּרַ֥צְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יו שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:40
- Psalms 80:12It sent out its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the river.
- Job 1:10Have you not made a hedge around him, his household, and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Isaiah 5:5So now, I will make known to you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge, and it will be eaten up. I will break down the fence, and it will be trodden down.
- 2 Chronicles 12:2It so happened that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, King Shishak of Egypt marched against Jerusalem—because they had been unfaithful to Adonai—
- 2 Chronicles 15:5In those times there was no shalom for anyone coming or going, for there were many conflicts among all the inhabitants of the lands.
- Lamentations 2:2My Lord has mercilessly swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. He threw down the strongholds of the daughter of Judah in His fury. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its princes.
- Revelation 13:1Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea, that had ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten royal crowns, and upon his heads were slanderous names.
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
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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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