Psalm 89:38-45

Good News Translation

³⁸ But you are angry with your chosen king;
    you have deserted and rejected him.
³⁹ You have broken your covenant with your servant
    and thrown his crown in the dirt.
⁴⁰ You have torn down the walls of his city
    and left his forts in ruins.
⁴¹ All who pass by steal his belongings;
    all his neighbors laugh at him.
⁴² You have given the victory to his enemies;
    you have made them all happy.
⁴³ You have made his weapons useless
    and let him be defeated in battle.
⁴⁴ You have taken away his royal scepter^[a]
    and knocked his throne to the ground.
⁴⁵ You have made him old before his time
    and covered him with disgrace.