Psalms 89:44

“Thou hast made his glory to cease, etc.] The glory of his deity, though it did not properly cease, yet it seemed to do so, being covered, and out of sight, and seen but by a very few, while he appeared in the likeness of sinful flesh; and the glory of his humanity was made to cease, in which he was fairer than the children of men, and his visage was more marred than any man’s, and his form than the sons of men; and the glory of his offices, prophetical, priestly, and kingly, which were reproached and vilified, and disputed and contradicted by the Jews, (<402668>Matthew 26:68 27:42), it may be rendered, “his purity” f1287, which seemed to cease when he was clothed with our filthy garments; or…”

“Thou hast made his glory to cease - Margin,” brightness.” Luther, “Thou destroyest his purity.” The original word means brightness, sp endour. The literal translation here would be, “Thou causest to cease from being brightness;” that is, Thou hast taken away from his brightness, so that it is gone. The allusion is to the splendor, the glory, the magnificence connected with his rank as king. This had been destroyed, or had come to nought. And cast his throne down to the ground - See Psalms 89:39. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Thou: Sa1 4:21, Sa1 4:22; Kg1 12:16-20, Kg1 14:25-28; Lam 4:1, Lam 4:2; Th2 2:3-10 glory: Heb. brightness cast: Psa 89:39; Dan 7:20-25 Psalms 89:45”