NETtext - Psalms - 89

89:1  A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite.I will sing continually about the LORD's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

89:2  For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness."

89:3  The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

89:4  'I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah)

89:5  O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.

89:6  For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings,

89:7  a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

89:8  O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

89:9  You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.

89:10  You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

89:11  The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

89:12  You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

89:13  Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

89:14  Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.

89:15  How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor.

89:16  They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice.

89:17  For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

89:18  For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

89:19  Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

89:20  I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

89:21  My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

89:22  No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

89:23  I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

89:24  He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories.

89:25  I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

89:26  He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.'

89:27  I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.

89:28  I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.

89:29  I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

89:30  If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

89:31  if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments,

89:32  I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

89:33  But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.

89:34  I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

89:35  Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

89:36  His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

89:37  it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

89:38  But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

89:39  You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground.

89:40  You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

89:41  All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

89:42  You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.

89:43  You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.

89:44  You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground.

89:45  You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

89:46  How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

89:47  Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

89:48  No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

89:49  Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

89:50  Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

89:51  Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

89:52  The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree!