49 Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

50 Remember, O Lord, the rebuke of thy servants, which I bear in my [a]bosom of all the mighty people.

51 For [b]thine enemies have reproached thee, O Lord, because they have reproached the [c]footsteps of thine Anointed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:50 He meaneth that God’s enemies did not only slander him behind his back: but also mocked him to his face, and as it were cast their injuries in his bosom.
  2. Psalm 89:51 So he calleth them that persecute the Church.
  3. Psalm 89:51 They laugh at us which patiently wait for the coming of thy Christ.

49 Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[a] been mocked,(A)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(B)

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  1. Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have