39
You have repudiatedנֵאַרְתָּהthe covenantבְּרִיתof your servant;עַבְדֶּךָyou have profanedחִלַּלְתָּto the groundלָאָרֶץhis diadem.נִזְרוֹ
Psalms 89:39
Study it in the app“You have repudiated the covenant of your servant; you have profaned to the ground his diadem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:39, word by word
- You have repudiatedנֵאַרְתָּהnearta
spurn, renounce
To spurn, to reject with contempt. A very rare verb.
Where else “nearta” appears- the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- of your servantעַבְדֶּavde
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avde” appears- you have profanedחִלַּלְתָּchilalta
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “chilalta” appears- to the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- his diademנִזְרnizr
diadem
A crown or diadem.
Where else “nizr” appears
The context
38But you have rejected and despised; you have become enraged with your anointed.
39 · This verse (above)
40You have broken through all his fences; you have made his strongholds a ruin.