Psalm 89:41
“All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 89Meaning
The humiliation is public as well as political; the covenant king has become an object of contempt.
The crisis of the rejected king
The psalm describes humiliation, defeat, and apparent covenant collapse around the Davidic king.
Read carefully
The psalm presents reproach as part of the sufferer's lament, not as moral permission to mock.
Reflection
Bring shame to God without defining your worth solely by others' contempt.