Psalms 89 · Verse 45

Psalms 89:45

The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
Psalms 89:45, King James Version

Psalms 89:45 in other translations

BSBYou have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
WEBYou have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.
ASVThe days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah
YLTThou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over with shame. Selah.
DARBYThe days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
BBEYou have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)
WebsterThe days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

What does Psalms 89:45 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 45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened - Our kings have not reigned half their days, nor lived out half their lives. The four last kings of Judea reigned but a short time, and either died by the sword or in captivity. Jehoahaz reigned only three months, and was led captive to Egypt, where he died. Jehoiakim reigned only eleven years, and was tributary to the Chaldeans, who pat him to death, and cast his body into the common sewer. Jehoiachin reigned three months and ten days, and was led captive to Babylon, where he continued in prison to the time of Evilmerodach, who, though he loosed him from prison, never invested him with any power. Zedekiah, the last of all, had reigned only eleven years when he was taken, his eyes put out, was loaded with chains, and thus carried to Babylon. Most of these kings died a violent and premature death. Thus the days of their youth - of their power, dignity, and iife, were shortened, and they themselves covered with shame. Selah; so it most incontestably is.

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 89:45 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.

הִ֭קְצַרְתָּHik.tzar.tayou have made shortH7114
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
עֲלוּמָ֑יו'a.lu.Mavyouth<s> hisH5934
הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָhe.'e.Ti.tayou have wrappedH5844
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon himH5921
בּוּשָׁ֣הbu.ShahshameH955
סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelahH5542

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

Cross references for Psalms 89:45

  • Psalms 109:29

    Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

  • Psalms 44:15

    My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

  • Micah 7:10

    Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

  • Psalms 102:23

    He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

  • Psalms 89:28-29

    My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

  • Isaiah 63:18

    The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

  • Psalms 71:13

    Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

  • 2 Chronicles 10:19

    And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The.
28,29; 2Ch 10:19; Isa 63:18
thou.
44:15; 109:29; Mic 7:10

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Context

  • Psalms 89:44

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

  • Psalms 89:45

    The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

  • Psalms 89:46

    How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

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Psalms 89:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Has acortado los días de su juventud; hasle cubierto de afrenta. (Selah.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu as fait cesser son éclat, et tu as jeté par terre son trône;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du hast verkürzt die Tage seiner Jugend, mit Schmach hast du ihn bedeckt.