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Psalms 89:40 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.


Psalms 89:40Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:406 words
HebrewMeaning
נֵ֭אַרְתָּהnēʾarətāh
you have repudiatedverbH5010
make void
בְּרִ֣יתbəriyt
the covenant ofnounH1285
feder · covenant · league
עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָʿabədekā
servant yournounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
חִלַּ֖לְתָּḥilalətā
you have profanedverbH2490
defile · break · defile · eat ···
לָ/אָ֣רֶץlāʾāreṣ
to the groundpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
נִזְרֽ/וֹnizərwō
crown hisnounH5145
crown · hair · separation
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 89:40

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…

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