King James Version

Psalms 89:44

Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:45.

הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּhishbataceaseשָׁבַתverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.מִטְּהָר֑וֹmitharvofrom clearnessטֹהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from clearness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2892literally brightness; ceremonially purificationclearness, glory, purifying.וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹvekhisvoand throneכִּסֵּאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.לָאָ֥רֶץlaaretsto 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.מִגַּֽרְתָּהmigartahcast downמָגַרverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast down”, a completed actionH4048to yield up; intensively, to precipitatecast down, terror.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-45) Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.

World English Bible

You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.

Darby Translation

Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-45) Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατέλυσας ἀπὸ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτὸν, τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν κατέῤῥαξας,