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You have put an endהִשְׁבַּתָּto his brightness,מִטְּהָרוֹand his throneוְכִסְאוֹto the groundלָאָרֶץyou have hurled down.מִגַּרְתָּה
Psalms 89:44
Study it in the app“You have put an end to his brightness, and his throne to the ground you have hurled down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 89:44, word by word
- You have put an endהִשְׁבַּתָּhishbata
put an end
To make something end, remove it.
Where else “hishbata” appears- to his brightnessטְּהָרtehar
clearness, purity
Clearness, purity; of the sky, brightness.
Where else “tehar” appears- and his throneכִסְאchis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “chis” appears- to the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- you have hurled downמִגַּרְתָּהmigarta
hurl down; give over
To throw, to cast down; to give over to the sword.
Where else “migarta” appears
Translation note
“His brightness”: his royal splendor; the Hebrew word has a disputed sense.
The context
43You also turn back the edge of his sword, and have not made him stand in war.
44 · This verse (above)
45You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah.