GodsWord - Psalms - 89

89:1  I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O LORD. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation.

89:2  I said, "Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens."

89:3  You said, "I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:

89:4  'I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.'" Selah

89:5  O LORD, the heavens praise your miracles and your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.

89:6  Who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

89:7  God is terrifying in the council of the holy ones. He is greater and more awe-inspiring than those who surround him.

89:8  O LORD God of Armies, who is like you? Mighty LORD, even your faithfulness surrounds you.

89:9  You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.

89:10  You crushed Rahab; it was like a corpse. With your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

89:11  The heavens are yours. The earth is also yours. You made the world and everything in it.

89:12  You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing your name joyfully.

89:13  Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high.

89:14  Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne. Mercy and truth stand in front of you.

89:15  Blessed are the people who know how to praise you. They walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.

89:16  They find joy in your name all day long. They are joyful in your righteousness

89:17  because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory.

89:18  Our shield belongs to the LORD. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

89:19  Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: "I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.

89:20  I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.

89:21  My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength.

89:22  No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him.

89:23  I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him.

89:24  My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.

89:25  I will put his left hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

89:26  He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'

89:27  Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.

89:28  My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable.

89:29  I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.

89:30  "If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,

89:31  if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments,

89:32  then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings.

89:33  But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.

89:34  I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement.

89:35  On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David.

89:36  His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun.

89:37  Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven."

89:38  But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one.

89:39  You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.

89:40  You have broken through all his walls and have laid his fortified cities in ruins.

89:41  (Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors' scorn.)

89:42  You held the right hand of his enemies high and made all of his adversaries rejoice.

89:43  You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle.

89:44  You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.

89:45  You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah

89:46  How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?

89:47  Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam's descendants for no reason?

89:48  Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah

89:49  Where is the evidence of your mercy, Lord? You swore an oath to David on the basis of your faithfulness.

89:50  Remember, O LORD, how your servant has been insulted. Remember how I have carried in my heart the insults from so many people.

89:51  Your enemies insulted me. They insulted your Messiah every step he took.

89:52  Thank the LORD forever. Amen and amen!