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Psalms 89:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.


Psalms 89:23Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:238 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יַשִּׁ֣אyašiʾ
exactverbH5378
debt · giver of usury
אוֹיֵ֣בʾwōyēb
an enemyverbH341
foe
בּ֑/וֹbwō
pron
וּ/בֶןwben
and a son ofconjH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
עַ֝וְלָ֗הʿawəlāh
injusticenounH5766
perverseness · unjust · unrighteousness; wicked
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יְעַנֶּֽ/נּוּyəʿanenw
he will afflict himverbH6031
afflict(-ion · self) · answer (by mistake for
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 89:23

1. Understand, beloved, this Psalm, which I am about to explain, by the grace of God, of our hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and be of good cheer, because He who promised, will fulfil all, as He has fulfilled much: for it is not our own merit, but His mercy, that gives us confidence in Him. He Himself is meant, in my belief, by “the understanding of Æthan the Israelite:” which has given this Psalm its title. You see then, who is meant by Æthan: but the meaning of the word is…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 89 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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