Psalms 89:39

You have renounced the covenant of your servant. 1 You have desecrated his crown on the ground. 1

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Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

In Context

38But you have refused and rejected; 1 you have been angry with your anointed king. 1

40You have broken down all his walls. 1 You have ruined his strongholds. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 44:10You make us turn back from the adversary; 1 and those who hate us take spoil for themselves. 1

Psalms 74:7They set your sanctuary on fire; 1 they desecrated where you live, knocking it to the ground. 1

Psalms 89:34I will not break my covenant 1 or change the words of my lips. 1

Psalms 116:11In my confusion I said, 1 “All men are liars.” 1

Isaiah 25:12Your high fortress walls he will bring down to the ground, to the dust.

Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head; 1 woe to us, for we have sinned! 1

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 →

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