Psalms 89:51

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

Bible in Basic English

The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.

Free Bible Version

Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.

Geneva Bible 1599

For thine enemies haue reproched thee, O Lord, because they haue reproched the footesteps of thine Anointed.

King James (Authorized) Version

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

One Unity Resource Bible

With which your enemies have mocked, Adonai , with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

Translation for Translators

Yahweh, your enemies insult your chosen king! They insult/ridicule him wherever he goes.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; they mock the footsteps of your anointed one.

Noah Webster Bible

With which thy enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of thy anointed

World English Bible

With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

Young's Literal Translation

Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.

Context

I Will Sing of His Love Forever

⁵⁰Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— ⁵¹how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

Summary

This verse reflects the deep anguish and distress of the psalmist, who is crying out to God in the midst of great suffering and affliction. The psalmist's plea for comfort and relief underscores the human experience of pain and the need for divine intervention. Despite the overwhelming challenges faced, the psalmist's faith remains anchored in God's unfailing love and promises, seeking solace and deliverance in the midst of adversity. This verse serves as a reminder that even in times of despair, turning to God in prayer can bring hope and restoration to the weary soul. It encourages believers to trust in God's faithfulness and seek refuge in His enduring grace during times of trouble.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Blessed be the Lord for evermore,.... In this world, and in the world to come, as the Targum; for reproaches and afflictions for Christ's sake, since they work together for good; as Job blessed the Lord in the midst of his troubles, Job 1:21, or rather the psalmist, viewing, by a spirit of prophecy, Christ rising from the dead, ascending to heaven, sitting at the right hand of God, and interceding for the application of all the blessings of the covenant; and now, seeing all before objected and complained of was reconcilable to the love, covenant, and oath of God, breaks out into this benediction, and with it closes the psalm; which agrees with Christ, not only as God over all, blessed for ever, but as Mediator, who, as such, is made most blessed for evermore; see Psa 21:6. These are not the words of the copier of the Psalms, blessing God for assistance in prosecuting the work thus far, which is the sense of some Jewish writers mentioned by Aben Ezra and Kimchi, but of the psalmist himself: Amen, and Amen; which words are added to express the wish and faith of the psalmist; and the word is repeated to denote the vehemence and strength of the same. Here ends the third part of the book of Psalms, and so the Syriac version closes it. See Gill on Psa 41:13. See Gill on Psa 72:20. Next: Psalms Chapter 90