Psalms 89:42

Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword,.... Or the "sharpness" (a) of it blunted it, so that it could do no execution: the disciples of Christ were not allowed the use of the temporal sword to…

Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries - Hast given them the victory. Thou hast suffered them to accomplish their purposes. Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice - They joy or rejoice…

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…

Thou hast set up R.V. thou hast exalted. Contrast Psa 89:89; Psa 89:89.

to rejoice The malignant delight of enemies is constantly deprecated as an aggravation of the bitterness of misfortune. Cp. Psa…