Psalms 89 · Verse 41

Psalms 89:41

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
Psalms 89:41, King James Version

Psalms 89:41 in other translations

BSBAll who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
WEBAll who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
ASVAll that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.
YLTSpoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,
DARBYAll that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
BBEAll those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.
WebsterAll that pass by the way plunder him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.

What does Psalms 89:41 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 41 All that pass bay the way spoil him - The land is in the condition of a vineyard, the hedge of which is broken down, so that they who pass by may pull the grapes, and dismantle or tear down the vines. The Chaldeans and the Assyrians began the ravage; the Samaritans on the one hand, and the Idumeans on the other, have completed it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 89:41 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.

שַׁ֭סֻּהוּsu.huthey have plundered himH8155
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֹ֣בְרֵיoe.rei[those who] pass by ofH5674
דָ֑רֶךְDa.rekh[the] roadH1870
הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe has becomeH1961
חֶ֝רְפָּ֗הcher.Paha reproachH2781
לִשְׁכֵנָֽיו\׃lish.khe.Navto neighbors hisH7934

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

Cross references for Psalms 89:41

  • Psalms 79:4

    We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

  • Jeremiah 24:9

    And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

  • Deuteronomy 28:37

    And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

  • Daniel 9:16

    O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.

  • Psalms 44:10-14

    Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. …

  • Jeremiah 42:18

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

  • Nehemiah 5:9

    Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

  • Lamentations 5:1

    Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.

  • Psalms 80:13

    The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

  • Ezekiel 5:14-15

    Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.

  • Isaiah 10:6

    I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
All.
44:10-14; 80:13; Isa 10:6; Jer 50:17
he is.
74:10; 79:4; De 28:37; Ne 5:9; Jer 24:9; 29:18; 42:18; 44:8,12
La 5:1; Eze 5:14,15; Da 9:16

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Context

  • Psalms 89:40

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

  • Psalms 89:41

    All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

  • Psalms 89:42

    Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

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Psalms 89:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Menoscabáronle todos los que pasaron por el camino: es oprobio á sus vecinos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu as rompu toutes ses clôtures, tu as mis en ruine ses forteresses:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es haben ihn beraubt alle, die des Weges vorübergehen; er ist zum Hohn geworden seinen Nachbarn.