PSA 89:43 Parallel Verse View

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ULT You turn back the edge of his sword
⇔ and have not made him stand when in battle.

UST You have caused his sword to become useless,
⇔ and you have not helped him in his battles.

BSB You have bent the edge of his sword
⇔ and have not sustained him in battle.

OEB You have turned back his sword from the foe,
⇔ you did not lift him up in the battle.

WEBBE Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword,
⇔ and haven’t supported him in battle.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You turn back his sword from the adversary,
⇔ and have not sustained him in battle.

LSV Also—You turn back the sharpness of his sword,
And have not established him in battle,

FBV You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.

T4T You have caused his sword to become useless,
⇔ and you have not helped him in his battles.

LEB • and have not helped him stand his ground in the battle.

BBE His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.

Moff thou hast made him retreat before them,
⇔ and hast not upheld him in battle.

JPS (89-44) Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

ASV Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword,
⇔ And hast not made him to stand in the battle.

DRA No DRA PSA 89:43 verse available

YLT Also — Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,

Drby Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.

RV Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

Wbstr Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

KJB-1769 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
(Thou/you hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. )

KJB-1611 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword: and hast not made him to stand in the battaile.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Thou hast turned the harde edge of his sworde: and thou hast not lifted him vp in the battayle.
(Thou/you hast turned the hard edge of his sword: and thou/you hast not lifted him up in the battayle.)

Gnva Thou hast also turned the edge of his sworde, and hast not made him to stand in the battell.
(Thou/you hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. )

Cvdl Thou settest vp the right hade of his enemies, and makest all his aduersaryes to reioyse.
(Thou/you settest up the right hade of his enemies, and makest all his adversaryes to reioyse.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 89:43 verse available

Luth Du erhöhest die Rechte seiner Widerwärtigen und erfreuest alle seine Feinde.
(You erhöhest the law/righte his Widerwärtigen and erfreuest all his Feinde.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 89:43 verse available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Making Sense of the Exile

Israel’s kings and the people of Israel repeatedly rebelled against God and broke their covenant with him. God therefore declared that he would bring the curses of the covenant upon them (see Deut 28:15-68; cp. Jer 4:13; Amos 5:11; Mic 6:14-15). God sent the Assyrian and Babylonian armies to execute this sentence, and a large number of the Israelites were taken into exile (see 2 Kgs 24:1–25:21).

The Exile shaped many of the psalms; we see its impact working behind the scenes in various images and themes. In Psalm 89 the grief, anguish, and confusion of the Exile are distilled into several questions that the psalmist raises: Has God abandoned David’s royal line (89:38-39)? How long will God’s anger last (Ps 89:46)? Does God understand human frailty (89:47-48)? Is God true to his nature (89:49)? Is God just in not avenging his people (89:50-51)?

These questions were on the minds of God’s people during and after the Exile. Some of their doubts raise questions concerning God’s ability to rule. Rather than dismissing these questions, wise readers listen, reflect, and study the answers that Scripture gives.

The definitive answer came in the Lord Jesus Christ (see Isa 52–54; Luke 1:46-55, 67-79; 4:18-19; Rom 6:6, 16-23; Heb 12:22-24). But those who experienced the Exile could only dimly foresee a hopeful future. They asked these hard questions and lived without clear answers.

Passages for Further Study

Lev 26:27-45; Deut 28:36-37, 63-68; 30:1-5; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; 24:1–25:21; Ezra 5:12; Pss 89; 107; 126; Isa 5:13; 27:13; 52:1-12; 59:10; Jer 2:37; 3:18; 4:13; Ezek 6:9; 20:41; 37:1-14; Amos 5:11; Mic 6:14-15

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

turn back the edge of his sword

(Some words not found in UHB: exalted right_hand_of foes_of,his rejoice all/each/any/every enemies_of,his )

Here “sword” represents the king’s power in battle. To turn the sword back represents making the king unable to win in battle. (See also: figs-idiom)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

the edge of his sword

(Some words not found in UHB: exalted right_hand_of foes_of,his rejoice all/each/any/every enemies_of,his )

Here “edge” represents the whole sword. Alternate translation: “his sword”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

have not made him stand when in battle

(Some words not found in UHB: exalted right_hand_of foes_of,his rejoice all/each/any/every enemies_of,his )

Here “stand” represents being victorious in battle. Alternate translation: “You have not helped him to be victorious in battle”

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