King James Version

Psalms 89:39

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:40.

נֵ֭אַרְתָּהneartahabhorנָאַרverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abhor”, a completed actionH5010to rejectabhor, make void.בְּרִ֣יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.עַבְדֶּ֑ךָavdekhaservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.חִלַּ֖לְתָּchilaltabeginחָלַלverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “begin”, a completed actionH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…לָאָ֣רֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.נִזְרֽוֹnizrvoconsecrationנֶזֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consecration”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5145properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty)consecration, crown, hair, separation.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-40) Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,

World English Bible

You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

Darby Translation

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-40) Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his sanctuary, casting it to the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατέστρεψας τὴν διαθήκην τοῦ δούλου σου, ἐβεβήλωσας εἰς τὴν γῆν τὸ ἁγίασμα αὐτοῦ.