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- Chapter 89
- Verse 39
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou hast broken down all his hedges,.... Round about his vine, the church; see Psa 80:12. A famous church was raised at Jerusalem, quickly after the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ,…
Barnes' Notes
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant - Thou hast dealt with him as if there were no such covenant; as if no such promise had been made to him. The word rendered “made void,” means to abhor,…
In these verses we have,
I. A very melancholy complaint of the present deplorable state of David's family, which the psalmist thinks hard to be reconciled to the covenant God made with David. "Thou…
Cambridge Bible
Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant:
Thou hast cast his desecrated crown to the ground.
Thine anointed, thy servant(cp. Psa 89:89) include both David and the successor who represents him.…
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