“Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.”
The destruction: "You have broken down all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins." The physical destruction suggests either military defeat or the destruction of the temple. The reduction of defenses leaves the king and his lineage vulnerable.
Church Fathers on Psalms 89:39
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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