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Psalms 89:41 — King James Version← Study notes

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.


Psalms 89:41Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:416 words
HebrewMeaning
פָּרַ֥צְתָּpāraṣətā
you have broken throughverbH6555
abroad · break (away · down · -er ···
כָלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
גְּדֵרֹתָ֑י/וgədērōtāyw
walls hisnounH1448
wall
שַׂ֖מְתָּśamətā
you have madeverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
מִבְצָרָ֣י/וmibəṣārāyw
strongholds hisnounH4013
most) fenced · fortress · strong
מְחִתָּהməḥitāh
a ruinnounH4288
dismaying · ruin · terror
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 89:41

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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