89:1 This is a special song that Ethan the Ezrahite wrote. I will always sing about the Lord's faithful love. I will tell my children and my grandchildren that you are always faithful.
89:2 Yes! Your faithful love will always continue to be strong. You will always be faithful, as the skies will always be there.
89:3 The Lord has said, ‘I have made a covenant with the king that I chose. I have made this strong promise to my servant David:
89:4 “Someone from your family will always be king. They will rule for ever.” ’ Selah.
89:5 Lord, everything in heaven praises you for the great things that you have done. Yes, your angels meet together to praise you, because you are always faithful.
89:6 In all the heavens, there is no one like you, Lord! No angel in heaven is equal to you.
89:7 When the angels meet together in heaven, they respect you with fear. All who meet round your throne in heaven respect you, as you deserve.
89:8 Lord God Almighty, no one is as powerful as you! You are always faithful in all that you do!
89:9 You rule over the powerful sea. When the waves rise up, you make them quiet again.
89:10 You caught the monster Rahab and you killed it! With your power, you chased away your enemies.
89:11 The heavens belong to you and so does the earth. You made the world and everything that is in it.
89:12 You made everything, from the north to the south. Tabor and Hermon are happy to praise your name.
89:13 You have great strength, and you can do great things. You hold up your right hand, as you win against your enemies.
89:14 As King, you rule with justice, and you always do what is right. You show your faithful love and you are faithful.
89:15 You have truly blessed the people who know how to praise you, Lord. They know that you are pleased with them.
89:16 They praise your name all the time. Your justice makes them happy.
89:17 You give strength and glory to your people. Because you are kind to us, we win against our enemies.
89:18 Yes! Our king belongs to the Lord, and he protects us like a shield. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
89:19 A long time ago, Lord, you spoke to your servants. In a vision, you said to them, ‘I have helped a brave soldier to be strong. I have chosen as king a young man from among the people.
89:20 I have found David, my servant. I have poured my special oil on him, to make him king.
89:21 I will help him with my power, so that he is strong.
89:22 No enemy will win against him. No cruel people will have power to hurt him.
89:23 I will destroy his enemies in front of him I will kill those who hate him.
89:24 I will always be faithful and show him my faithful love. By my name he will win against his enemies.
89:25 I will cause his kingdom to reach beyond the sea and the rivers.
89:26 The king will say to me, “You are my Father. You are my God. You protect me and you rescue me.”
89:27 Also, I will make him my firstborn son. He will be the greatest of the kings of the earth.
89:28 I will always love him with my faithful love. I will never change the covenant that I have made with him.
89:29 Someone from his family will always be king. They will rule for ever, as long as there are skies above us.
89:30 But I will punish his descendants, if they do not accept my laws. If they do not obey my teaching, my rules, or my commands,
89:31 But I will punish his descendants, if they do not accept my laws. If they do not obey my teaching, my rules, or my commands,
89:32 I will punish them. Because of their sins, I will give them much pain.
89:33 But I will not take my faithful love away from David. I will always be faithful, and I will do what I have promised to him.
89:34 I will not spoil the covenant that I have made with him. I will always keep my promises.
89:35 I made that promise to David at one time, and that will not change. I promised him by my holy name and I will never deceive him.
89:36 His descendants will always rule. His kingdom will continue to be there for ever, as long as the sun shines.
89:37 As the moon is always there in the sky, to show that God is faithful, David's kingdom will also continue.’ Selah.
89:38 But now you have turned against your king. You have become angry with the king that you have chosen.
89:39 You have spoiled the covenant that you made with your servant. You have thrown his crown into the dirt.
89:40 You have knocked down all the walls of his city. You have destroyed all his strong places.
89:41 Every stranger robs him of his things. His neighbours laugh at him.
89:42 You have made his enemies strong, so that they win against him and they are happy.
89:43 You have made his weapons useless, so that he cannot beat his enemies in war.
89:44 You have taken away his authority as king. You have knocked down his throne to the ground.
89:45 He no longer has the strength of a young man. You have dressed him in clothes of shame. Selah.
89:46 Lord, how long will this continue? Will you hide yourself from us for ever? Will your anger continue to burn like a fire?
89:47 Remember that my life is very short! People are weak and their lives seem useless. Why do you make people like that?
89:48 Nobody can continue to live and never die. Nobody can escape from the power of death.
89:49 My Lord, where is the faithful love that you showed to us in past times? Where are the blessings that you promised to David?
89:50 My Lord, look at how people are insulting me! People from all nations laugh at me, your servant.
89:51 Lord, your enemies insult the king that you have chosen. Wherever I go, they insult me!
89:52 Praise the Lord as he deserves! Yes! Amen! We agree!
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