Psalms 89:41
All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
In Context
40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
42Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.
Cross References
Psalms 44:10Thou makest us turn back from the enemy, And they who hate us make our goods their prey.
Psalms 79:4We have become the reproach of our neighbors,—The scorn and derision of those around us.
Isaiah 5:5But come now, and I will tell you What I mean to do with my vineyard. I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden down!
Jeremiah 24:9and I will give them up to oppression and affliction in all the kingdoms of the earth; yea, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
Jeremiah 42:18For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath have been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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 →