Psalms 89:41
Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
In Context
40Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.
42All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37And thou shalt be lost, as a proverb and a byword to all people, among whom the Lord shall bring thee in.
Psalms 44:10But now thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame : and thou, O God, wilt not go out with our armies.
Psalms 79:4We are become a reproach to our neighbours: a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Isaiah 5:5dummy verses inserted by amos
Jeremiah 24:9And I will deliver them up to vexation, and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a reproach, and a byword, and a proverb, and to be a curse in all places, to which I have cast them out.
Jeremiah 42:18For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my indignation hath been kindled against the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so shall my indignation be kindled against you, when you shall enter into Egypt, and you shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach: and you shall see this place no more.
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 →