Psalms 89 · Verse 22

Psalms 89:22

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Psalms 89:22, King James Version

Psalms 89:22 in other translations

BSBNo enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
WEBNo enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
ASVThe enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
YLTAn enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.
DARBYNo enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;
BBEThe deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
WebsterThe enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

What does Psalms 89:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:19-37

19-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him - None of his enemies shall be able to prevail against him. It is worthy of remark that David was never overthrown; he finally conquered every foe that rose up against him. Saul's persecution, Absalom's revolt, Sheba's conspiracy, and the struggle made by the partisans of the house of Saul after his death, only tended to call forth David's skill, courage, and prowess, and to seat him more firmly on his throne. The Philistines, the Ammonites, the Syrians, etc., united all their forces to crush him, but in vain: "God beat down all his foes before his face," and variously plagued those who opposed him, Psa 89:23.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:19-37

The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions…

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Psalms 89:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יַשִּׁ֣אya.Shi'he will deceiveH5377
אוֹיֵ֣ב'o.Yevan enemyH341
בּ֑וֹbo<in> him
וּבֶן\־u.ven-and a son ofH1121
עַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahinjusticeH5766
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יְעַנֶּֽנּוּ\׃ye.'an.Ne.nuhe will afflict himH6031

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 89:22

  • 2 Samuel 7:10

    Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

  • 1 Chronicles 17:9

    Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

  • Matthew 4:1-10

    Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. …

  • John 17:12

    While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:3

    Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
enemy.
1Ch 17:9; Mt 4:1-10
son.
Joh 17:12; 2Th 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 89:21

    With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

  • Psalms 89:22

    The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

  • Psalms 89:23

    And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

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Psalms 89:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No lo avasallará enemigo, ni hijo de iniquidad lo quebrantará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ma main sera fermement avec lui, et mon bras le fortifiera;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nicht soll ihn drängen der Feind, und der Sohn der Ungerechtigkeit ihn nicht bedrücken;