38 But thou hast rejected and abhorred, thou hast been angry with thine anointed.

39 Thou hast [a]broken the Covenant of thy servant, and profaned his [b]crown, casting it on the ground.

40 Thou hast broken down all his walls: thou hast laid his fortresses in ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:39 Because of the horrible confusion of things, the Prophet complaineth to God, as though he saw not the performance of his promise. And thus discharging his cares on God, he resisteth doubt and impatience.
  2. Psalm 89:39 By this he meaneth the horrible dissipation and renting of the kingdom, which was under Jeroboam: or else by the Spirit of prophecy Ethan speaketh of those great miseries, which came soon afterward to pass at the captivity of Babylon.

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