Psalms 89:44
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
- KJV
- Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
- WEB
- You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.
- ASV
- Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
- DARBY
- Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;
- BLB
- You have made his brightness cease, and You have cast down his throne to the ground.
- ÅB
- Du har gjort ende på hans glans og kastet hans trone i støvet.
- OTB
- Du har gjort slutt på hans prakt
Og kastet hans trone til jorden. - B1930
- Du har gjort ende på hans glans og kastet hans trone i støvet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 12:16–20
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
Read in context1 Samuel 4:21–22
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
Read in context1 Kings 14:25–28
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 2:3–10
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
Read in contextDaniel 7:20–25
I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
Read in contextLamentations 4:1–2
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
Read in contextPsalms 89:39
You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
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