Psalms 89:40
Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
In Context
39Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,
41Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 12:2And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, come up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem — because they trespassed against Jehovah —
Job 1:10Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath — round about?
Psalms 80:12Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
Lamentations 2:2Swallowed up hath the Lord, He hath not pitied any of the pleasant places of Jacob, He hath broken down in His wrath The fortresses of the daughter of Judah, He hath caused to come to the earth, He polluted the kingdom and its princes.
Ezekiel 21:31And I have poured on thee Mine indignation, With fire of My wrath I blow against thee, And have given thee into the hand of brutish men — artificers of destruction.
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 →