Psalms 89:39
(89-40) Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
38(89-39) But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.
40(89-41) Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
Cross References
Psalms 44:10(44-11) Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.
Psalms 74:7They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.
Psalms 89:34(89-35) My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.
Psalms 116:11I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
Isaiah 25:12And the high fortress of thy walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Lamentations 5:16The crown is fallen from our head; woe unto us! for we have sinned.
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 →