Thematic Bible

Psalm 89:1

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever;
I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth.

Psalm 89:2

For I will declare,
“Faithful love is built up forever;
You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens.”

Psalm 89:3

The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with My chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David My servant:

Psalm 89:4

‘I will establish your offspring forever
and build up your throne for all generations.’”Selah

Psalm 89:5

Lord, the heavens praise Your wonders
Your faithfulness also—
in the assembly of the holy ones.

Psalm 89:6

For who in the skies can compare with the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord?

Psalm 89:7

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

Psalm 89:8

Lord God of Hosts,
who is strong like You, Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds You.

Psalm 89:9

You rule the raging sea;
when its waves surge, You still them.

Psalm 89:10

You crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.

Psalm 89:11

The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours.
The world and everything in it—You founded them.

Psalm 89:12

North and south—You created them.
Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

Psalm 89:13

You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is powerful;
Your right hand is lifted high.

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;
faithful love and truth go before You.

Psalm 89:15

Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;
Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.

Psalm 89:16

They rejoice in Your name all day long,
and they are exalted by Your righteousness.

Psalm 89:17

For You are their magnificent strength;
by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Psalm 89:18

Surely our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 89:19

You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones
and said: “I have granted help to a warrior;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Psalm 89:20

I have found David My servant;
I have anointed him with My sacred oil.

Psalm 89:21

My hand will always be with him,
and My arm will strengthen him.

Psalm 89:22

The enemy will not afflict him;
no wicked man will oppress him.

Psalm 89:23

I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him.

Psalm 89:24

My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through My name
his horn will be exalted.

Psalm 89:25

I will extend his power to the sea
and his right hand to the rivers.

Psalm 89:26

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the rock of my salvation.’

Psalm 89:27

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

Psalm 89:28

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.

Psalm 89:29

I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.

Psalm 89:30

If his sons forsake My instruction
and do not live by My ordinances,

Psalm 89:31

if they dishonor My statutes
and do not keep My commands,

Psalm 89:32

then I will call their rebellion
to account with the rod,
their sin with blows.

Psalm 89:33

But I will not withdraw
My faithful love from him
or betray My faithfulness.

Psalm 89:34

I will not violate My covenant
or change what My lips have said.

Psalm 89:35

Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.

Psalm 89:36

His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before Me,

Psalm 89:37

like the moon, established forever,
a faithful witness in the sky.”Selah

Psalm 89:38

But You have spurned and rejected him;
You have become enraged with Your anointed.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 89:39

You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant;
You have completely dishonored his crown.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 89:40

You have broken down all his walls;
You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins.
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Psalm 89:41

All who pass by plunder him;
he has become an object of ridicule
to his neighbors.
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Psalm 89:42

You have lifted high the right hand of his foes;
You have made all his enemies rejoice.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 89:43

You have also turned back his sharp sword
and have not let him stand in battle.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 89:44

You have made his splendor cease
and have overturned his throne.
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Psalm 89:45

You have shortened the days of his youth;
You have covered him with shame.Selah
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Psalm 89:46

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is.
Have You created everyone for nothing?

Psalm 89:48

What man can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah

Psalm 89:49

Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love
that You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

Psalm 89:50

Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—
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Psalm 89:51

how Your enemies have ridiculed, Lord,
how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed.

Psalm 89:52

May the Lord be praised forever.
Amen and amen.