Psalm 89:42
“Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 89Meaning
The apparent reversal is total: the enemies once promised defeat now celebrate victory.
The crisis of the rejected king
The psalm describes humiliation, defeat, and apparent covenant collapse around the Davidic king.
Read carefully
The psalm treats their triumph as part of the crisis, not as proof of moral approval.
Reflection
Bring the moral disorientation honestly to God.