Psalms 89:40
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to rain.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
In Context
39Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 12:2And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD,
Job 1:10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Psalms 80:12Why hast thou broken down her fences, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
Lamentations 2:2The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied; he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.
Ezekiel 21:31And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath: and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish 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 →