Bible verse

Psalm 89:43

You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

Psalm 89:43 · BSB

Psalm 89:43 in context

The verses around it, from Psalm 89.

39 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

40 You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

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

42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

43 You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

44 You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

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Psalm 89:43 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.

ERV

Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

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