Psalms 89:23
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
Psalms 89:23 in other translations
| BSB | I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. |
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| WEB | I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him. |
| ASV | And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him. |
| YLT | And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague, |
| DARBY | But I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him. |
| BBE | I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows. |
| Webster | And I will beat down his foes before his face, and afflict them that hate him. |
What does Psalms 89:23 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.
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…
Psalms 89:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 89:23
- 2 Samuel 7:9
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
- 2 Samuel 22:40-44
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. …
- 2 Samuel 3:1
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
- Psalms 18:40
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
- 2 Samuel 7:1
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
- Psalms 21:8-9
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
- John 15:23
He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
- Psalms 132:18
His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- Psalms 109:3-110:1
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. …
- Psalms 2:1-6
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. …
- Luke 19:27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
- Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
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Context
- 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.
- Psalms 89:24
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Psalms 89:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas yo quebrantaré delante de él á sus enemigos, y heriré á sus aborrecedores. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ennemi ne le pressurera pas et le fils d’iniquité ne l’affligera pas; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich will seine Bedränger vor ihm zerschmettern, und seine Hasser will ich schlagen. |