Psalms 89:43

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Psalms 89:41–45 · Berean Standard Bible

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

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Ezekiel 30:21

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.

Ezekiel 30:22

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.

Ezekiel 30:23

I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

Ezekiel 30:24

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

Ezekiel 30:25

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 26:36

As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.

Leviticus 26:37

They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.

Numbers 14:42

Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.

Numbers 14:45

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.

Joshua 7:4

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.

Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

Joshua 7:8

O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

Joshua 7:9

When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”

Joshua 7:10

But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.

Joshua 7:12

This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.

2 Chronicles 25:8

Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”