Psalms Chapter 89 (NIV)
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Psalm 89A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
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I will declare that your love stands firm forever,that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
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You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,I have sworn to David my servant,
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‘I will establish your line foreverand make your throne firm through all generations.’” Selah
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The heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
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For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
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In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared;he is more awesome than all who surround him.
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O Lord God Almighty, who is like you?You are mighty, O Lord, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
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You rule over the surging sea;when its waves mount up, you still them.
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You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
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The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;you founded the world and all that is in it.
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You created the north and the south;Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
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Your arm is endued with power;your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;love and faithfulness go before you.
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Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord.
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They rejoice in your name all day long;they exult in your righteousness.
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For you are their glory and strength,and by your favor you exalt our horn.
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Indeed, our shield belongs to the Lord,our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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Once you spoke in a vision,to your faithful people you said:“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;I have exalted a young man from among the people.
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I have found David my servant;with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
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My hand will sustain him;surely my arm will strengthen him.
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No enemy will subject him to tribute;no wicked man will oppress him.
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I will crush his foes before himand strike down his adversaries.
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My faithful love will be with him,and through my name his horn will be exalted.
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I will set his hand over the sea,his right hand over the rivers.
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He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,my God, the Rock my Savior.’
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I will also appoint him my firstborn,the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
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I will maintain my love to him forever,and my covenant with him will never fail.
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I will establish his line forever,his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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“If his sons forsake my lawand do not follow my statutes,
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if they violate my decreesand fail to keep my commands,
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I will punish their sin with the rod,their iniquity with flogging;
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but I will not take my love from him,nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
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I will not violate my covenantor alter what my lips have uttered.
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Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—and I will not lie to David—
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that his line will continue foreverand his throne endure before me like the sun;
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it will be established forever like the moon,the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
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But you have rejected, you have spurned,you have been very angry with your anointed one.
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You have renounced the covenant with your servantand have defiled his crown in the dust.
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You have broken through all his wallsand reduced his strongholds to ruins.
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All who pass by have plundered him;he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
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You have exalted the right hand of his foes;you have made all his enemies rejoice.
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You have turned back the edge of his swordand have not supported him in battle.
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You have put an end to his splendorand cast his throne to the ground.
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You have cut short the days of his youth;you have covered him with a mantle of shame. Selah
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How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?How long will your wrath burn like fire?
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Remember how fleeting is my life.For what futility you have created all men!
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What man can live and not see death,or save himself from the power of the grave? Selah
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O Lord, where is your former great love,which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
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Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked,how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
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the taunts with which your enemies have mocked, O Lord,with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
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Praise be to the Lord forever!Amen and Amen.
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