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Psalms 89:39

89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

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

You have made void the covenant of your servant: you have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

What does Psalms 89:39 mean?

Psalms 89:39 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָאַר (nâʼar), בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth), עֶבֶד (ʻebed).

Hebrew interlinear

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Thou
hast
made
voidנָאַרnâʼar/naw-ar'/H5010to reject
the
covenantבְּרִיתbᵉrîyth/ber-eeth'/H1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
of
thy
servant:עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
thou
hast
profanedחָלַלchâlal/khaw-lal'/H2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
his
crownנֶזֶרnezer/neh'-zer/H5145properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty)
by
casting
it
to
the
ground.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:39.

Leviticus 21:12

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

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What does Psalms 89:39 say?

Psalms 89:39 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground."

Is Psalms 89:39 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:39 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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