Psalms 89:43
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 89 connects to 10 cross-references. A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite — the longest psalm in Book III — begins with extensive praise of God's covenant with David: his throne will endure as the sun. But the second half is a devastating lament that God …
Other Translations
Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Also--Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,
His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.
Cross References
Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even …
Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: …
But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and …
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound …
And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have …
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands …
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they …
O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the …