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89:1  I will sing of the Lord’s loyal love forever. I will proclaim your faithfulness with my own mouth from one generation to the next.
89:2  That’s why I say, “Your loyal love is rightly built—forever! You establish your faithfulness in heaven.”
89:3  You said, “I made a covenant with my chosen one; I promised my servant David:
89:4  ‘I will establish your offspring forever; I will build up your throne from one generation to the next.’” Selah
89:5  Heaven thanks you for your wondrous acts, Lord— for your faithfulness too— in the assembly of the holy ones.
89:6  Is there any in the sky who could compare to the Lord? Who among the gods is equal to the Lord?
89:7  God is respected in the council of the holy ones; God is awesome and revered more than all those around him.
89:8  Who is like you, Lord God of heavenly forces? Mighty Lord, your faithfulness surrounds you!
89:9  You rule over the surging sea: When its waves rise up, it’s you who makes them still.
89:10  It’s you who crushed Rahab like a dead body; you scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
89:11  Heaven is yours! The earth too! The world and all that fills it— you made all of it! North and south—you created them!
89:12  The mountains Tabor and Hermon shout praises to your name.
89:13  You have a powerful arm; your hand is strong; your strong hand is raised high!
89:14  Your throne is built on righteousness and justice; loyal love and faithfulness stand in front of you.
89:15  The people who know the celebratory shout are truly happy! They walk in the light of your presence, Lord!
89:16  They rejoice in your name all day long and are uplifted by your righteousness
89:17  because you are the splendor of their strength. By your favor you make us strong
89:18  because our shield is the Lord’s own; our king belongs to the holy one of Israel!
89:19  Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servants: I placed a crown on a strong man. I raised up someone specially chosen from the people.
89:20  I discovered my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.
89:21  My hand will sustain him— yes, my arm will strengthen him!
89:22  No enemy will oppress him; no wicked person will make him suffer.
89:23  I will crush all his foes in front of him. I will strike down all those who hate him.
89:24  My faithfulness and my loyal love will be with him. He will be strengthened by my name.
89:25  I will set his hand on the sea. I will set his strong hand on the rivers.
89:26  He will cry out to me: “You are my father, my God, the rock of my salvation.”
89:27  Yes, I’ll make him the one born first— I’ll make him the high king of all earth’s kings.
89:28  I will always guard my loyal love toward him. My covenant with him will last forever.
89:29  I will establish his dynasty for all time. His throne will last as long as heaven does.
89:30  But if his children ever abandon my Instruction, stop following my rules—
89:31  if they treat my statutes like dirt, stop keeping my commandments—
89:32  then I will punish their sin with a stick, and I will punish their wrongdoing with a severe beating.
89:33  But even then I won’t withdraw my loyal love from him. I won’t betray my faithfulness.
89:34  I won’t break my covenant. I won’t renege on what crossed my lips.
89:35  By my own holiness I’ve sworn one thing: I will not lie to David.
89:36  His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be like the sun, always before me.
89:37  It will be securely established forever; like the moon, a faithful witness in the sky. Selah
89:38  But you, God, have rejected and despised him. You’ve become infuriated with your anointed one.
89:39  You’ve canceled the covenant with your servant. You’ve thrown his crown in the dirt.
89:40  You’ve broken through all his walls. You’ve made his strongholds a pile of ruins.
89:41  All those who pass by plunder him. He’s nothing but a joke to his neighbors.
89:42  You lifted high his foes’ strong hand. You gave all his enemies reason to celebrate.
89:43  Yes, you dulled the edge of his sword and didn’t support him in battle.
89:44  You’ve put an end to his splendor. You’ve thrown his throne to the ground.
89:45  You’ve shortened the prime of his life. You’ve wrapped him up in shame. Selah
89:46  How long will it last, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
89:47  Remember how short my life is! Have you created humans for no good reason?
89:48  Who lives their life without seeing death? Who is ever rescued from the grip of the grave? Selah
89:49  Where now are your loving acts from long ago, my Lord— the same ones you promised to David by your own faithfulness?
89:50  Remember your servant’s abuse, my Lord! Remember how I bear in my heart all the insults of the nations,
89:51  the ones your enemies, Lord, use— the ones they use to abuse every step your anointed one takes.
89:52  Bless the Lord forever! Amen and Amen!