Psalms 89:40

“You have broken through all his fences; you have made his strongholds a ruin.”

Psalms 89:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 89:40, word by word

You have broken throughפָּרַצְתָּparatsta

breach

To smash a wall, burst in.

Where else “paratsta” appears
his fencesגְּדֵרֹתָיgederotay

wall

A stone wall that encloses and protects a place.

Where else “gederotay” appears
you have madeשַׂמְתָּsamta

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

Where else “samta” appears
his strongholdsמִבְצָרָיmivtsaray

fortress, fortified city

Fortress, fortified city.

Where else “mivtsaray” appears
a ruinמְחִתָּהmechita

ruin

The end that overtakes whoever sinks: the fall and the disaster.

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The context

39You have repudiated the covenant of your servant; you have profaned to the ground his diadem.

40 · This verse (above)

41All who pass along the way plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

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