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Psalms 89:44 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.


Psalms 89:44Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 89:447 words
HebrewMeaning
אַףʾap
alsoparticleH637
although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···
תָּ֭שִׁיבtāšiyb
you turn backverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
צ֣וּרṣwr
the flint ofnounH6697
God · rock · sharp · stone ···
חַרְבּ֑/וֹḥarəbwō
sword hisnounH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
הֲ֝קֵימֹת֗/וֹhăqēymōtwō
you have raised up himverbH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
בַּ/מִּלְחָמָֽהbamiləḥāmāh
in battlepronH4421
fight · war
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 89:44

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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