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Psalm 89:23 KJV
Psalms · chapter 89 · verse 23
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.Psalm 89:23 · King James Version
Psalm 89:23 in context
21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- plaguenâgaphto push, gore, defeat, stub , inflictH5062 →
- foestsarnarrowH6862 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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The covenant God made with David and his seed was mentioned before (Psa 89:3, Psa 89:4); but in these verses it is enlarged upon, and pleaded with God, for favour to the royal family, now almost sunk and ruined; yet certainly it looks at Christ, and has its accomplishment in him much more than in David;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-37