Psalms 89:22
(89-23) The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
In Context
21(89-22) With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
23(89-24) And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:10And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disquieted no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:20-38
God's Covenant with David. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy… Read the whole commentary →