Psalms 89:44

What does Psalms 89:44 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 89:44 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Hast caused <FI>him<Fi> to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;

Context

v.43Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.

v.44This passage

v.45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah

Cross references

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

  • Lamentations 4:1

    How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

  • 1 Samuel 4:21

    And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

  • Psalms 89:39

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

  • 1 Kings 12:16

    And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

  • 1 Kings 14:25

    And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:3

    let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

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