89:40 You have broken down all his 1 walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
89:41 All who pass by 2 have robbed him;
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.
89:42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, 3
and all his enemies to rejoice.
1 tn The king here represents the land and cities over which he rules.
2 tn Heb “all the passersby on the road.”
3 tn Heb “you have lifted up the right hand of his adversaries.” The idiom “the right hand is lifted up” refers to victorious military deeds (see Pss 89:13; 118:16).