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you have thrown his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/89.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/89.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown <i>by casting it</i> 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 renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown <i>by casting it</i> 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 repudiated the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have spurned the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast spurned the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/89.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have spurned the covenant of Your slave; You have profaned his crown 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 spurned <i>and</i> repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/89.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have repudiated the covenant with your servant; you have completely dishonored his crown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/89.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have completely dishonored his crown. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/89.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it 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 broke off your agreement with your servant, the king, and you completely destroyed his kingdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/89.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown even 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 have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/89.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have broken your covenant with your servant and thrown his crown in the dirt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/89.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have dishonored the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown on 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 renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/89.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown 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 renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.<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 void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it 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 renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/89.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Have rejected the covenant of Your servant, "" You have defiled his crown 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 rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/89.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst reject the covenant of thy servant: thou didst profane to the earth his consecration.<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 overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/89.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 88:40>You have overthrown the covenant of your servant. You have profaned his sanctuary on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/89.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You renounced the covenant with your servant, defiled his crown in the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/89.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust.<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 rejected the covenant of thy servant; thou hast cast his crown 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 despised the covenant of your Servant and you have cast his crown upon 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 abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even 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 overthrown the covenant of thy servant; thou has profaned his sanctuary, <i>casting it</i> to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/89-39.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=11306" 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">38</span>Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5010.htm" title="5010: nê·’ar·tāh (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- Probably to abhor, spurn. A primitive root; to reject.">You have renounced</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">with Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: ḥil·lal·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">and sullied</a> <a href="/hebrew/5145.htm" title="5145: niz·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or nezer; from nazar; properly, something set apart, i.e. dedication; hence unshorn locks; also a chaplet.">his crown</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.">in the dust.</a> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.…<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/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15</a></span><br />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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-32</a></span><br />and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a></span><br />So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a></span><br />For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<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="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Jeremiah 31:36-37</a></span><br />“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.” / This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.<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="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></span><br />Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Ezekiel 17:19</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-9.htm">Hebrews 8:9</a></span><br />It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-29.htm">Romans 11:29</a></span><br />For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-43</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / 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.</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 void the covenant of your servant: you have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.</p><p class="hdg">void</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Psalm 89:34-36</a></b></br> My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">Psalm 77:10</a></b></br> And I said, This <i>is</i> my infirmity: <i>but I will remember</i> the years of the right hand of the most High.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Psalm 116:11</a></b></br> I said in my haste, All men <i>are</i> liars.</p><p class="hdg">profaned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Psalm 89:44</a></b></br> Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7</a></b></br> They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled <i>by casting down</i> the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Psalm 143:3</a></b></br> For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/psalms/85-11.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/job/1-5.htm">Renounced</a> <a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/psalms/89-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Spurned</a> <a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Void</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/103-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/psalms/103-18.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/132-18.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/109-20.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/psalms/108-11.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm">Renounced</a> <a href="/psalms/119-6.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">Spurned</a> <a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">Void</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'; 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The covenant in question likely refers to the Davidic Covenant, where God promised David that his descendants would rule Israel forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). The psalmist feels that God has turned away from this promise, possibly during a time of national crisis or defeat. Historically, this could be linked to the Babylonian exile when the Davidic line seemed to be cut off. Theologically, this raises questions about God's faithfulness and the nature of His promises, which are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the descendant of David who reigns eternally (<a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a>).<p><b>and sullied his crown in the dust.</b><br>The imagery of a crown being cast into the dust signifies humiliation and defeat. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a crown symbolized authority, honor, and the divine right to rule. The psalmist's use of this imagery suggests a complete reversal of fortune for the Davidic king, possibly reflecting the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the monarchy. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, though He was the King of Kings, was humiliated and crucified, wearing a crown of thorns (<a href="/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2</a>). Yet, through His resurrection, He was exalted and His eternal kingship was established, fulfilling the covenant in a way that transcends earthly expectations.<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>, who is traditionally considered a wise man and possibly a Levitical singer during the time of King David or Solomon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/davidic_covenant.htm">Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The covenant God made with David, promising that his descendants would rule Israel forever. This is central to the lament in <a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>, as it appears to be in jeopardy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, whose history and future are deeply tied to the Davidic line and covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The covenant-maker, whose faithfulness is questioned in this lament due to the apparent failure of the Davidic line.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crown.htm">The Crown</a></b><br>Symbolizes the authority and kingship of David's line, which is described as being "sullied" or dishonored.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_faithfulness.htm">Understanding God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite appearances, God's faithfulness is unwavering. The psalmist's lament reflects human perception, not divine reality. Trust in God's ultimate plan, even when circumstances seem contrary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a></b><br>Lament is a valid expression of faith. It allows believers to bring their doubts and struggles before God, seeking understanding and reassurance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_and_christ.htm">Covenant and Christ</a></b><br>The Davidic Covenant finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the eternal King. Believers can find hope in Christ's reign, which transcends earthly failures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_historical_context.htm">The Importance of Historical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the historical and cultural context of the Davidic Covenant helps believers grasp the depth of the psalmist's lament and the hope embedded in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_prayer.htm">Perseverance in Prayer</a></b><br>Like the psalmist, believers are encouraged to persist in prayer, even when God's promises seem distant. Faithful prayer is a means of aligning with God's will and timing.<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/explain_david's_eternal_throne_despite_gaps.htm">Jeremiah 33:20-21 compares the perpetual throne of David to the certainty of day and night--how do we explain this in light of the seemingly interrupted monarchy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_psalm_89_34_consistent.htm">Psalm 89:34 insists God will never break His covenant, yet the psalmist laments the downfall of David's lineage--how could this be seen as consistent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_eternal_praise_for_a_king_logical.htm">How does Psalm 45's reference to ongoing, eternal praise for a mortal king (Psalm 45:17) make sense in a literal or historical context?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/89.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">Made void.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">cast off, </span>as the word is rendered in <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm" title="The LORD has cast off his altar, he has abhorred his sanctuary, he has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.">Lamentations 2:7</a>, the only other place where it occurs. There the LXX. have "shook off;" here, "turned upside down."<p><span class= "bld">Thou hast profaned.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm" title="They have cast fire into your sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of your name to the ground.">Psalm 74:7</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/89.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant</span>; or, "abhorred" (Cheyne, Revised Version). The verb is a very unusual one, occurring only here and in <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7</a>). The theocratic crown was so holy a thing, that any degradation of it might be regarded as a "profanation." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/89-39.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 renounced</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֭אַרְתָּה</span> <span class="translit">(nê·’ar·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5010.htm">Strong's 5010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably to abhor, spurn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sullied</span><br /><span class="heb">חִלַּ֖לְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥil·lal·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his crown</span><br /><span class="heb">נִזְרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(niz·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5145.htm">Strong's 5145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something set apart, dedication, unshorn locks, a chaplet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the dust.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֣רֶץ</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/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 89:39 You have renounced the covenant of your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/89-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 89:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 89:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/89-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 89:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 89:40" /></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>