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Verse 89

Psalms 89:40

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

Bible in Basic English

All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.

Free Bible Version

You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou hast broken downe all his walles: thou hast layd his fortresses in ruine.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

One Unity Resource Bible

You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Translation for Translators

You have torn down the walls that protect his city, and allowed all his forts to become ruins.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

World English Bible

You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

Context

I Will Sing of His Love Forever

³⁹You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. ⁴⁰You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. ⁴¹All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Summary

This verse reflects on the broken covenant between God and His people, highlighting their unfaithfulness and disobedience. It describes how they have dishonored God's anointed one, likely referring to King David or the Davidic line. The consequences of their actions are severe, leading to the collapse of their defenses and the destruction of their strongholds. Ultimately, this verse serves as a reminder of the importance of honoring God's covenant and the dire consequences of turning away from His ways.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

The ruin is depicted under several figures--a vineyard whose broken "hedges," and "strongholds," whose ruins invite spoilers and invaders; a warrior, whose enemies are aided by God, and whose sword's "edge"--literally, "rock" or "strength" (Jos 5:2) is useless; and a youth prematurely old.

Psalms 89:40

I Will Sing of His Love Forever

³⁹You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. ⁴⁰You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. ⁴¹All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

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Berean Standard Bible

You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

Bible in Basic English

All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.

Free Bible Version

You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou hast broken downe all his walles: thou hast layd his fortresses in ruine.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

One Unity Resource Bible

You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Translation for Translators

You have torn down the walls that protect his city, and allowed all his forts to become ruins.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

World English Bible

You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

The ruin is depicted under several figures--a vineyard whose broken "hedges," and "strongholds," whose ruins invite spoilers and invaders; a warrior, whose enemies are aided by God, and whose sword's "edge"--literally, "rock" or "strength" (Jos 5:2) is useless; and a youth prematurely old.