Psalms 89:41

\89:40\All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

In Context

40\89:39\You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

42\89:41\All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:37And you will become a wonder and a name of shame among all the nations where the Lord will take you.

Psalms 44:10\44:9\But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.

Psalms 79:4We are looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and made sport of by those who are round us.

Isaiah 5:5And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it;

Jeremiah 24:9I will give them up to be a cause of fear and of trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth; to be a name of shame and common talk and a cutting word and a curse in all the places wherever I will send them wandering.

Jeremiah 42:18For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: As my wrath and passion have been let loose on the people of Jerusalem, so will my passion be let loose on you when you go into Egypt: and you will become an oath and a cause of wonder and a curse and a name of shame; and you will never see this place again.

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 →

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