Psalms 89:40

What does Psalms 89:40 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 89:40 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.39Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

v.40This passage

v.41All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 1:10

    Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:5

    And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

  • Isaiah 5:5

    And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:

  • Lamentations 2:2

    The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He hath brought them down to the ground; he hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:2

    And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Jehovah,

  • Psalms 80:12

    Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?

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