Psalms 89:42
(89:43) Thou hast raised up the right hand of his assailants: thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.
Leeser Tanakh
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
41(89:42) All that pass by the way plunder him: he is become a reproach to his neighbors.
43(89:44) Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not let him stand erect in the battle.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be struck down before your enemies: and they that hate you shall bear rule over you; and ye shall flee while there is no one pursuing you.
Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord will cause thee to be smitten before thy enemies: on one way shalt thou go out against them, and on seven ways shalt thou flee before them; and thou shalt become a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth.
Psalms 13:2(13:3) How long shall I have to devise resolves in my soul, with grief in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy exalt himself over me?
Psalms 80:13(80:14) The boar out of the forest doth gnaw at it, and what moveth on the field feedeth on it.
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 →