Psalms 89:39

“Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant, etc.] His servant David the Messiah, (<198903>Psalm 89:3,20), meaning not the covenant of circumcision, nor the covenant at Sinai, which were really made void at the death of Christ; but the covenant of grace and redemption made with Christ, which it was promised should stand fast, and never be broken, (<198903>Psalm 89:3,28,34), but was thought to be null and void when the Redeemer was in the grave, and all hopes of redemption by him were gone, (<422421>Luke 24:21), but so far was it from being so, that it was confirmed by the sufferings and death of Christ; and every blessing and promise of it were ratified by his blood, hence called the…”

“Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant - Thou hast dealt with him as if there were no such covenant; as if no such promise had been made to him. The word rendered “made void,” means to abhor, or reject. Thou hast profaned his crown, by casting it to the ground - literally, “Thou hast profaned to the earth his crown;” that is, Thou hast treated it as a polluted thing; a thing to be rejected and abhorred; a thing which one casts indignantly upon the ground. return to 'Top of Page'”

“void: Psa 89:34-36, Psa 77:10, Psa 116:11; Joh 13:7 profaned: Psa 89:44, Psa 74:7, Psa 143:3; Isa 25:12, Isa 43:28; Lam 5:16 Psalms 89:40”