KJV ORIGINAL
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You have broken the promise you made to your servant; you have dishonored his crown by throwing it down to the ground.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing deep anguish that God seems to have broken His covenant promise and allowed the king's authority to be completely destroyed.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was likely written during or after the Babylonian exile when the Davidic monarchy had been destroyed. The 'covenant' refers to God's promise to David that his descendants would rule forever, but now the kingdom has fallen and the king has been defeated and humiliated.
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