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Psalms 89:43

89:42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

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

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

You have also turned the edge of his sword, and have not made him to stand in the battle.

89:44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. glory: Heb. brightness

What does Psalms 89:43 mean?

Psalms 89:43 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוּב (shûwb), צוּר (tsûwr), חֶרֶב (chereb).

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Thou
hast
also
turnedשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
the
edgeצוּרtsûwr/tsoor/H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
of
his
sword,חֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
and
hast
not
made
him
to
standקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
in
the
battle.מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh/mil-khaw-maw'/H4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:43.

Genesis 21:32

Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

Genesis 22:19

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Joshua 5:2

At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. sharp: or, knives of flints

Joshua 5:3

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. sharp: or, knives of flints the hill: or, Gibeah-haaraloth

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What does Psalms 89:43 say?

Psalms 89:43 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle."

Is Psalms 89:43 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:43 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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