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Psalm 89:40 KJV
Psalms · chapter 89 · verse 40
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.Psalm 89:40 · King James Version
Psalm 89:40 in context
38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- broughtsûwmto putH7760 →
- hedgesgᵉdêrâhenclosureH1448 →
- holdsmibtsâra fortification, castle, or fortified cityH4013 →
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In these verses we have, I. A very melancholy complaint of the present deplorable state of David's family, which the psalmist thinks hard to be reconciled to the covenant God made with David.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 38-52