Psalms 89 · Verse 43

Psalms 89:43

Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Psalms 89:43, King James Version

Psalms 89:43 in other translations

BSBYou have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
WEBYes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven’t supported him in battle.
ASVYea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
YLTAlso--Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,
DARBYYea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.
BBEHis sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.
WebsterThou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

What does Psalms 89:43 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 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword - The arms and military prowess of thy people are no longer of any use to them; Thou art against them, and therefore they are fallen. In what a perilous and hopeless situation must that soldier be who, while defending his life against his mortal foe, has his sword broken, or its edge turned; or, in modern warfare, whose gun misses fire! The Gauls, when invaded by the Romans, had no method of hardening iron; at every blow their swords bended, so that they were obliged, before they could strike again, to put them under their foot or over their knee, to straighten them; and in most cases, before this could be done, their better armed foe had taken away their life! The edge of their sword was turned, so that they could not stand in battle; and hence the Gauls were conquered by the Romans.

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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 89:43 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.

אַף\־'af-alsoH637
תָּ֭שִׁיבTa.shivyou turn backH7725
צ֣וּרtzur[the] flint ofH6697
חַרְבּ֑וֹchar.Bosword hisH2719
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
הֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹha.kei.mo.Toyou have raised up himH6965
בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃ba.mil.cha.Mahin <the> battleH4421

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

Cross references for Psalms 89:43

  • 2 Chronicles 25:8

    But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

  • Leviticus 26:36-37

    And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

  • Numbers 14:42

    Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.

  • Numbers 14:45

    Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.

  • Joshua 7:8-12

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. …

  • Joshua 7:4-5

    So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

  • Ezekiel 30:21-25

    Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. …

  • Psalms 44:10

    Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
turned.
Eze 30:21-25
not made.
Le 26:36,37; Nu 14:42,45; Jos 7:4,5,8-12; 2Ch 25:8

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

Context

  • Psalms 89:42

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

  • Psalms 89:43

    Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

  • Psalms 89:44

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

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Psalms 89:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Embotaste asimismo el filo de su espada, y no lo levantaste en la batalla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu as élevé la droite de ses adversaires, tu as réjoui tous ses ennemis;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auch hast du zurückgewandt die Schärfe seines Schwertes, und hast ihn nicht bestehen lassen im Kampfe;