Psalms 89:40
“You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.”
What does Psalms 89:40 mean?
When the psalmist cries out this way, he's describing the complete collapse of everything that once protected and strengthened a people or leader. In the context of Psalm 89, the speaker feels abandoned by God after experiencing military defeat and loss of territory. The "hedges" and "strongholds" represent both the physical defenses that have crumbled and the spiritual confidence that once felt unshakeable. It's the raw language of someone who trusted God's promises and now watches those promises seem hollow. If you're in a season where your own protections have fallen away, whether through circumstances or feeling distant from God, this psalm honors that pain as real and valid, not something to hide.