Psalms 89:40
(89:41) Thou hast broken down all his fences: thou hast brought his strong-holds to terror.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
In Context
41(89:42) All that pass by the way plunder him: he is become a reproach to his neighbors.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 12:2And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehobo'am, that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,—because they had acted faithlessly against the Lord,—
Job 1:10Behold, thou hast indeed placed a fence about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side: the work of his hands hast thou blessed, and his cattle are far spread out in the land.
Psalms 80:12(80:13) Wherefore hast thou now broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way pluck the fruit from it?
Lamentations 2:2The Lord hath destroyed and hath not pitied all the habitation of Jacob: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong-holds of the daughter of Judah: he hath thrown them down to the ground; he hath defiled the kingdom and its princes.
Ezekiel 21:31(21:36) And I will pour out over thee my indignation, with the fire of my wrath will I blow against thee, and I will give thee up into the hand of brutish men, skilful in destroying.
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 →