Psalms 89:40
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
In Context
39Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
41All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
Cross References
Job 1:10Hast thou not placed a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all his possessions? Thou hast prospered the work of his hands, and his herds are greatly increased in the land.
Psalms 80:12Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck from it?
Lamentations 2:2Lord hath swallowed up without pity all the habitations of Jacob; He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He hath brought down to the ground, he hath profaned the kingdom and its princes.
Ezekiel 21:31and I will pour upon thee my indignation, I will blow upon thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hands of brutal men, skilful to destroy.
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 →