Psalms 89:38

89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

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But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

But you have cast off and abhorred, you have been wroth with your anointed.

89:39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

What does Psalms 89:38 mean?

Psalms 89:38 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָנַח (zânach), מָאַס (mâʼaç), עָבַר (ʻâbar).

Hebrew interlinear

But

thou

hast

cast

offזָנַחzânach/zaw-nakh'/H2186reject, forsake, fail

and

abhorred,מָאַסmâʼaç/maw-as'/H3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear

thou

hast

been

wrothעָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

with

thine

anointed.מָשִׁיחַmâshîyach/maw-shee'-akh/H4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah

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What does Psalms 89:38 say?

Psalms 89:38 (King James Version) reads: "But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed."

Is Psalms 89:38 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:38 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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