Psalms 89 · Verse 39

Psalms 89:39

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Psalms 89:39, King James Version

Psalms 89:39 in other translations

BSBYou have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
WEBYou have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
ASVThou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
YLTHast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,
DARBYThou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:
BBEYou have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.
WebsterThou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

What does Psalms 89:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:38-52

38-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:38-52

Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory…

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Psalms 89:39 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.

נֵ֭אַרְתָּהNe.'ar.tahyou have repudiatedH5010
בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaservant yourH5650
חִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.tayou have profanedH2490
לָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzto the groundH776
נִזְרֽוֹ\׃niz.Rocrown hisH5145

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

Cross references for Psalms 89:39

  • Lamentations 5:16

    The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

  • Psalms 74:7

    They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

  • Isaiah 43:28

    Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

  • Psalms 89:34-36

    My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

  • John 13:7

    Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

  • Isaiah 25:12

    And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

  • Psalms 77:10

    And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

  • Psalms 89:44

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

  • Psalms 116:11

    I said in my haste, All men are liars.

  • Psalms 143:3

    For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
void.
34-36; 77:10; 116:11; Joh 13:7
profaned.
44; 74:7; 143:3; Isa 25:12; 43:28; La 5:16

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Context

  • Psalms 89:38

    But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

  • Psalms 89:39

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

  • Psalms 89:40

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

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Psalms 89:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Rompiste el pacto de tu siervo; has profanado su corona hasta la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais tu l’as rejeté et tu l’as méprisé, tu as été courroucé contre ton oint.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du hast verworfen den Bund deines Knechtes, hast zu Boden entweiht seine Krone;