Psalms 89:41
All the passers by the way, have plundered him, He hath become a reproach to his neighbours;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 defenses, Thou hast laid his fortresses in ruins;
42Thou hast raised the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast gladdened all his enemies;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37Thus shalt thou become a horror, a byword, and a mockery, among all the peoples whither Yahweh thy God will drive thee.
Psalms 44:10Thou sufferest us to turn back from the adversary, And, they who hate us, have plundered at will:
Psalms 79:4We have become, A reproach to our neighbours,—A mockery and a derision, to them who are round about us.
Isaiah 5:5Now, therefore, I pray you, let me tell, you, what I am about to do to my vineyard,—To take away the fence thereof And it shall be eaten up, To destroy the wall thereof And it shall be trodden down;
Jeremiah 24:9yea I will deliver them up, as a terror of calamity, to all the kingdoms of the earth,—as a reproach and as a byword, as a mockery and as a contempt, in every place whither I will drive them;
Jeremiah 42:18For—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,—Just as mine anger and mine indignation have been poured out upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall mine indignation be poured out upon you when ye enter into Egypt,—thus shall ye become a curse, and an astonishment and a contempt and a reproach, and ye shall no more see this place.
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 →