CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 89:44 You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/psalms/89-44.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/19/19_Psa_089_044.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Psalm 89:44 - I Will Sing of His Love Forever" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/psalms/89-44.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/psalms/89-44.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalms</a> > <a href="/psalms/89.htm">Chapter 89</a> > Verse 44</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad4.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/psalms/89-43.htm" title="Psalm 89:43">◄</a> Psalm 89:44 <a href="/psalms/89-45.htm" title="Psalm 89:45">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/89.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/89.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/89.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/89.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/89.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/89.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have put an end to his splendor And cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have made his splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast made his splendor to cease, And cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/89.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have made his splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/89.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have put an end to his splendor And have hurled his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/89.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/89.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/89.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/89.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You took his crown and threw his throne in the dirt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/89.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/89.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/89.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have taken away his royal scepter and knocked his throne to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/89.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have caused his splendor to cease and cast down his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/89.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/89.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/89.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/89.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/89.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/89.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Have caused [him] to cease from his brightness, "" And have cast down his throne to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/89.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hast caused him to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/89.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst cause to cease from his cleansing, and his throne thou didst cast it down to the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/89.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/89.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 88:45>You have torn him away from cleansing, and you have smashed his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/89.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You brought to an end his splendor, hurled his throne to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/89.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have removed the scepter from his hand, and hurled his throne to the ground.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/89.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/89.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you have destroyed his justifiers and you have pulled down his throne to the ground!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/89.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/89.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/89-44.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=11338" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">I Will Sing of His Love Forever</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">43</span>You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle. <span class="reftext">44</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: hiš·ba·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">You have ended</a> <a href="/hebrew/2892.htm" title="2892: miṭ·ṭə·hā·rōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Brightness, ceremonially purification. From taher; literally brightness; ceremonially purification.">his splendor</a> <a href="/hebrew/4048.htm" title="4048: mig·gar·tāh (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To cast, throw, toss. A primitive root; to yield up; intensively, to precipitate.">and cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: wə·ḵis·’ōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">his throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the ground.</a> </span><span class="reftext">45</span>You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14-15</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. / But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-13.htm">1 Chronicles 17:13-14</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. / But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a></span><br />Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-28</a></span><br />In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. / He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made. / Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a></span><br />The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a></span><br />“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a></span><br />For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></span><br />And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20-21</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, / then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.</p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">1 Samuel 4:21,22</a></b></br> And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-20</a></b></br> So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither <i>have we</i> inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-28</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, <i>that</i> Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: … </p><p class="hdg">glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39</a></b></br> Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown <i>by casting it</i> to the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-20.htm">Daniel 7:20-25</a></b></br> And of the ten horns that <i>were</i> in his head, and <i>of</i> the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even <i>of</i> that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look <i>was</i> more stout than his fellows… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/89-42.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-36.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/psalms/89-17.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/89-42.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/89-36.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/luke/3-6.htm">Levelled</a> <a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/60-7.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/psalms/89-36.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/psalms/89-36.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Thrown</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/psalms/94-14.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/92-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/104-35.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/90-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-10.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/psalms/90-16.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/luke/3-6.htm">Levelled</a> <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/108-8.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/psalms/93-2.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/90-16.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/psalms/93-2.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/psalms/102-10.htm">Thrown</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 89</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">The psalmist praises God for his covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-5.htm">For his wonderful power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-15.htm">For the care of his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">For his favor to the kingdom of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Then complaining of contrary events</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">He expostulates, prays, and blesses God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/89.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/89.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have ended his splendor</b><br>This phrase reflects a significant decline in the status and glory of the king, likely referring to the Davidic line. Historically, the Davidic dynasty was promised an everlasting throne (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>), yet here, the psalmist laments its apparent downfall. The splendor of a king in ancient Israel was not only in wealth and power but also in divine favor and blessing. The loss of splendor suggests a withdrawal of God's favor, possibly due to the nation's unfaithfulness. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the Babylonian exile, where the monarchy was effectively ended, and the people were taken captive (<a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25:1-21</a>).<p><b>and cast his throne to the ground</b><br>The imagery of a throne being cast to the ground signifies the complete overthrow of royal authority and power. In the ancient Near East, a throne symbolized not just political power but also divine endorsement. The casting down of the throne could be seen as a divine judgment against the king or the nation. This connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereignty over earthly kingdoms, as seen in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God is described as the one who deposes kings and raises others up. Theologically, this can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, though He was the ultimate King, was humbled and rejected (<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a>), yet His throne is established forever (<a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Hebrews 1:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ethan_the_ezrahite.htm">Ethan the Ezrahite</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>, traditionally believed to be a wise man during the time of Solomon, who composed this psalm as a reflection on God's covenant with David and the apparent failure of that promise.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/davidic_covenant.htm">Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The promise made by God to King David, ensuring that his descendants would rule Israel forever. This covenant is central to the themes of <a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_throne_of_david.htm">The Throne of David</a></b><br>Represents the royal lineage and authority of David's descendants, which is a focal point of the lament in this verse.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, whose history and future are deeply intertwined with the promises made to David.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The overarching theme of the psalm, questioning how God's promises align with the current state of the Davidic line.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_promises.htm">Understanding God's Promises</a></b><br>God's promises may seem delayed or unfulfilled from a human perspective, but His faithfulness is unwavering. Trust in His timing and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_lament.htm">The Reality of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a valid and biblical response to perceived failures or hardships. It allows believers to express their grief while still holding onto faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant.htm">The Importance of Covenant</a></b><br>The Davidic Covenant is a crucial element of biblical theology, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the eternal King.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ.htm">Hope in Christ</a></b><br>While earthly thrones may fall, the throne of Christ remains eternal. Believers can find assurance in the unshakeable kingdom of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_uncertainty.htm">Faith Amidst Uncertainty</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem contrary to God's promises, maintain faith and seek understanding through prayer and scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_89.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 89</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_45's_royal_imagery_conflict.htm">Could the royal imagery in Psalm 45 conflict with other Old Testament passages warning against over-glorifying human rulers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_psalm_89_44-45_and_god's_promise_coexist.htm">In Psalm 89:44–45, God is said to cast David’s throne down to the ground, seemingly contradicting the earlier promise of its eternal endurance—how can both statements hold true? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_a_king_called_'god'_in_psalm_45_6.htm">In Psalm 45:6, why is a human king seemingly addressed as 'God,' and how do we reconcile this with monotheistic beliefs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_82_1_fit_with_deut._6_4.htm">How can a 'divine council' (Psalm 82:1) fit with passages claiming there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/89.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(44) <span class= "bld">Thou hast . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Thou hast made to cease from his brightness</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the brightness of the sun, promised in <a href="/psalms/89-36.htm" title="His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.">Psalm 89:36</a>.<p><span class= "bld">To the ground.</span>--From being as the sun in heaven.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/89.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 44.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast made his glory to cease;</span> literally, <span class="accented">thou hast put an end to his brightness</span>; but the meaning is that given in the text. <span class="cmt_word">And cast his throne down to the ground</span> (comp. ver. 39). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/89-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have ended</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·ba·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To repose, desist from exertion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his splendor</span><br /><span class="heb">מִטְּהָר֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭə·hā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2892.htm">Strong's 2892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Brightness, ceremonially purification</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cast</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגַּֽרְתָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mig·gar·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4048.htm">Strong's 4048: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yield up, to precipitate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his throne</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵis·’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seat of honor, throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the ground.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 89:44 You have ended his splendor and thrown (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/89-43.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 89:43"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 89:43" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/89-45.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 89:45"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 89:45" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>