Psalms 89:41
Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,
Young's Literal Translation
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 made his fenced places a ruin.
42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.
Psalms 44:10Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.
Psalms 79:4We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.
Isaiah 5:5And now, pray, let me cause you to know, That which I am doing to my vineyard, To turn aside its hedge, And it hath been for consumption, To break down its wall, And it hath been for a treading-place.
Jeremiah 24:9And I have given them for a trembling, For evil — to all kingdoms of the earth, For a reproach, and for a simile, For a byword, and for a reviling, In all the places whither I drive them.
Jeremiah 42:18for thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: As poured out hath been Mine anger and My fury on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so poured out is My fury upon you in your entering Egypt, and ye have been for an execration, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach, and ye do not see any more 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 →