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Psalms 89:41

89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

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All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.

89:42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

What does Psalms 89:41 mean?

Psalms 89:41 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָבַר (ʻâbar), דֶּרֶךְ (derek), שָׁסַס (shâçaç).

Hebrew interlinear

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All
that
pass
byעָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the
wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
spoilשָׁסַסshâçaç/shaw-sas'/H8155to plunder
him:
he
is
a
reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
to
his
neighbours.שָׁכֵןshâkên/shaw-kane'/H7934a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:41.

Psalms 31:11

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

Psalms 44:13

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Psalms 79:12

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Psalms 79:4

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

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What does Psalms 89:41 say?

Psalms 89:41 (King James Version) reads: "All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours."

Is Psalms 89:41 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:41 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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