Thematic Bible

Psalm 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.

Psalm 89:2

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

Psalm 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:

Psalm 89:4

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

Psalm 89:5

O Lord, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.

Psalm 89:6

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

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

Psalm 89:8

O Lord, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

Psalm 89:9

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

Psalm 89:10

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

Psalm 89:11

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

Psalm 89:12

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

Psalm 89:13

Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

Psalm 89:14

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

Psalm 89:15

How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.

Psalm 89:16

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

Psalm 89:17

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

Psalm 89:18

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

Psalm 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.

Psalm 89:20

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

Psalm 89:21

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

Psalm 89:22

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

Psalm 89:23

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

Psalm 89:24

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

Psalm 89:25

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

Psalm 89:26

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

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

Psalm 89:28

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

Psalm 89:29

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

Psalm 89:30

If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

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if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments,

Psalm 89:32

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

Psalm 89:33

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

Psalm 89:34

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

Psalm 89:35

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

Psalm 89:36

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

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

Psalm 89:38

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.
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Psalm 89:39

You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground.
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Psalm 89:40

You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
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Psalm 89:41

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

You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.
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Psalm 89:43

You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.
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Psalm 89:44

You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground.
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Psalm 89:45

You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)
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Psalm 89:46

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

Psalm 89:47

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

Psalm 89:48

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

Psalm 89:49

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

Psalm 89:50

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!
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Psalm 89:51

Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

Psalm 89:52

The Lord deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree!