Psalms 89:41
All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
In Context
40Thou have broken down all his hedges. Thou have brought his strongholds to ruin.
42Thou have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. Thou have made all his enemies to rejoice.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37And thou shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where LORD shall lead thee away.
Psalms 44:10Thou make us to turn back from the adversary. And those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
Psalms 79:4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are round about us.
Isaiah 5:5And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away the hedge of it, and it shall be eaten up. I will break down the wall of it, and it shall be trodden down.
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 where I shall drive them.
Jeremiah 42:18For thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath has been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you when ye shall enter into Egypt. And ye shall be an execrat
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:39-52
Complaints and Expostulations; David's Expostulation with God. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43… Read the whole commentary →