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Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/89.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/89.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/89.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/89.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/89.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth; You have wrapped him up with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/89.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/89.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/89.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/89.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/89.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You made an old man of him and put him to shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/89.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/89.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/89.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have made him old before his time and covered him with disgrace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/89.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have caused the days of his youth to be cut short; you have covered him with shame. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/89.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/89.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/89.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/89.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/89.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/89.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth, "" Have covered him over [with] shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/89.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over with shame. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/89.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst shorten the clays of his youth: thou didst cover over him with shame. Silence.<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 shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/89.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 88:46>You have reduced the days of his time. You have flooded him with confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/89.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You cut short the days of his youth, covered him with shame. <i>Selah</i> V <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/89.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/89.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame.<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 diminished the days of his youth and you have clothed him in shame!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/89.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/89.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast shortened the days of his throne: thou hast poured shame upon him. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/89-45.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=11342" 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">44</span>You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: hiq·ṣar·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">You have cut short</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/5934.htm" title="5934: ‘ă·lū·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Youth, youthful vigor. Passive participle of alam in the denominative sense of elem; adolescence; figuratively, vigor.">of his youth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5844.htm" title="5844: he·‘ĕ·ṭî·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself. A primitive root; to wrap, i.e. Cover, veil, cloth, or roll.">You have covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/955.htm" title="955: bū·šāh (N-fs) -- Shame. Feminine participle passive of buwsh; shame.">with shame.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?…<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="/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/5-16.htm">Lamentations 5:16</a></span><br />The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-30.htm">Jeremiah 22:30</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”<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="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-14.htm">Daniel 7:14</a></span><br />And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<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/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30-31</a></span><br />But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. / Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3-4</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The days of his youth have you shortened: you have covered him with shame. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28,29</a></b></br> My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">2 Chronicles 10:19</a></b></br> And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-18.htm">Isaiah 63:18</a></b></br> The people of thy holiness have possessed <i>it</i> but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.</p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Psalm 44:15</a></b></br> My confusion <i>is</i> continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Psalm 109:29</a></b></br> Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Micah 7:10</a></b></br> Then <i>she that is</i> mine enemy shall see <i>it</i>, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/88-14.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/88-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/29-14.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/psalms/89-37.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Short</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/90-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Short</a> <a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Youth</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 cut short the days of his youth;</b><br>This phrase reflects a lament over the premature end of a period of strength and vitality. In the context of <a href="/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>, which is a contemplation of the covenant with David, this could refer to the decline of a king or leader from David's line. Historically, the Davidic dynasty faced challenges and interruptions, particularly during the Babylonian exile, which could be seen as a cutting short of their reign. Theologically, this phrase may also symbolize the brevity of human life and the fleeting nature of earthly power, echoing themes found in other scriptures such as <a href="/job/14.htm">Job 14:1-2</a> and <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a>. The cutting short of youth can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, though He died young, fulfilled His purpose and established an eternal kingdom.<p><b>You have covered him with shame.</b><br>This part of the verse speaks to the disgrace and humiliation experienced by the king or the nation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, shame was a powerful social force, often associated with defeat or failure. The covering with shame could be linked to the loss of divine favor or protection, as seen in the history of Israel when they turned away from God and faced consequences. This theme of shame is also present in the prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3</a>, where Babylon is shamed for its arrogance. In a messianic sense, Jesus Christ bore the shame of the cross (<a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>), transforming it into a symbol of victory and redemption.<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to be a musical or liturgical pause, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on the preceding words. It emphasizes the gravity of the lament and encourages contemplation of the divine justice and mercy. In the broader context of <a href="/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>, "Selah" serves as a moment to ponder the tension between God's promises to David and the apparent reality of their unfulfillment, urging faith in God's ultimate plan and sovereignty.<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 understood to be a wise man during the time of Solomon. He is credited with writing this psalm, which is a contemplation on God's covenant with David and the apparent failure of that covenant in light of Israel's circumstances.<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 psalm and is seen as being challenged by the events described.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, which is experiencing turmoil and defeat, leading to the lament expressed in this psalm.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used frequently in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude. It emphasizes the gravity of the statement made.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/y/youth.htm">Youth</a></b><br>Refers to the vigor and potential of the king or leader, which has been prematurely diminished, symbolizing the nation's decline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_promises.htm">Understanding God's Promises</a></b><br>While God's promises are sure, our understanding of their fulfillment may be challenged by current circumstances. We must trust in God's ultimate faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_shame_and_disgrace.htm">The Reality of Shame and Disgrace</a></b><br>Shame can be a powerful force in our lives, but it is not the end of the account. God can redeem and restore what has been lost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflective_pause.htm">Reflective Pause (Selah)</a></b><br>Taking time to pause and reflect on God's word and our circumstances can provide clarity and renewed faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/y/youth_and_potential.htm">Youth and Potential</a></b><br>The loss of youthful potential is a lamentable reality, but God can bring new beginnings and restore what seems lost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_lament.htm">Hope in Lament</a></b><br>Even in the midst of lament, there is hope. God's plans are greater than our immediate understanding, and His faithfulness endures.<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/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_use_'arrows'_for_children_in_scripture.htm">(Psalm 127:4-5) Why use a militaristic metaphor (arrows) for children if other parts of Scripture promote peace and nonviolence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_allow_bears_to_kill_youths.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24 - Why would God allow bears to kill 42 youths simply for mocking Elisha?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_despite_psalm_1_4-5.htm">Why does Psalm 1:4-5 suggest the wicked will be swiftly judged when history and current events show corrupt individuals often thriving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/89.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The days of his youth hast thou shortened.</span> This does not seem to mean an actual cutting short by death (since the Davidical king has been spoken of as alive in vers. 38, 41, 43), but rather a cutting short of youthful energy and vigour, a premature senescence, such as may well have fallen upon Jehoiachin or Zedekiah. <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast covered him with shame;</span> or, "heaped shame upon him" - "covered him up with shame." The phrase would suit Jehoiachin, who was kept in prison by Nebuchadnezzar, and in "prison garments" (<a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29</a>), for the space of thirty-five years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/89-45.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 shortened</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭קְצַרְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiq·ṣar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dock off, curtail, to harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his youth;</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלוּמָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lū·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5934.htm">Strong's 5934: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, youthful vigor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have covered</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·ṭî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5844.htm">Strong's 5844: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with shame.</span><br /><span class="heb">בּוּשָׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(bū·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_955.htm">Strong's 955: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalm 89:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/89-45.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 89:45 You have shortened the days of his (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/89-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 89:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 89:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/89-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 89:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 89:46" /></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>