en_tn_lite_do_not_use/psa/089/038.md

# you have refused and rejected

The words "the king" are understood. AT: "you have refused and rejected the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# with your anointed king

"with the king you chose"

# You have renounced the covenant

"You have rejected the covenant"

# You have desecrated his crown on the ground

To push down into the ground or dust is a sign of great humiliation. AT: "You have defiled his crown on the ground" or "You have caused his crown to fall into the dirt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# his crown

This represents the king's power as king and his right to rule. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# You have broken down all his walls. You have ruined his strongholds

This implies that God allowed enemies to destroy the defenses at Jerusalem. AT: "You have allowed enemies to break down his walls and ruin his strongholds in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])