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Psalms 89:45

89:44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. glory: Heb. brightness
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

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You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.

The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

The days of his youth have you shortened: you have covered him with shame. Selah.

89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

What does Psalms 89:45 mean?

Psalms 89:45 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), עָלוּם (ʻâlûwm), קָצַר (qâtsar).

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The
daysיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
of
his
youthעָלוּםʻâlûwm/aw-loom'/H5934(only in plural as abstract) adolescence; figuratively, vigor
hast
thou
shortened:קָצַרqâtsar/kaw-tsar'/H7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
thou
hast
coveredעָטָהʻâṭâh/aw-taw'/H5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll
him
with
shame.בּוּשָׁהbûwshâh/boo-shaw'/H955shame
Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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What does Psalms 89:45 say?

Psalms 89:45 (King James Version) reads: "The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah."

Is Psalms 89:45 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:45 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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