Psalms 89:42
All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
In Context
41Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.
43Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:17I will set my face against you, and you shall fall down before your enemies, and shall be made subject to them that hate you, you shall flee when no man pursueth you.
Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord make thee to fall down before thy enemies, one way mayst thou go out against them, and flee seven ways, and be scattered throughout all the kingdoms of the earth.
Psalms 13:2How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day?
Psalms 80:13Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
John 16:20Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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 →