“Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.”
The plunder: "All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors." The public humiliation of the once-exalted David-figure becomes complete. The loss of honor is as significant as the loss of military strength.
Church Fathers on Psalms 89:40
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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