Psalm 89:1-52 GW

[1] I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O LORD. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation. [2] I said, "Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens." [3] You said, "I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David: [4] 'I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.'" Selah [5] O LORD, the heavens praise your miracles and your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones. [6] Who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? [7] God is terrifying in the council of the holy ones. He is greater and more awe-inspiring than those who surround him. [8] O LORD God of Armies, who is like you? Mighty LORD, even your faithfulness surrounds you. [9] You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them. [10] You crushed Rahab; it was like a corpse. With your strong arm you scattered your enemies. [11] The heavens are yours. The earth is also yours. You made the world and everything in it. [12] You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing your name joyfully. [13] Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high. [14] Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne. Mercy and truth stand in front of you. [15] Blessed are the people who know how to praise you. They walk in the light of your presence, O LORD. [16] They find joy in your name all day long. They are joyful in your righteousness [17] because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory. [18] Our shield belongs to the LORD. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel. [19] Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: "I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people. [20] I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil. [21] My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength. [22] No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him. [23] I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him. [24] My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious. [25] I will put his left hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. [26] He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.' [27] Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth. [28] My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable. [29] I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven. [30] "If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules, [31] if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments, [32] then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings. [33] But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie. [34] I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement. [35] On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David. [36] His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun. [37] Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven." [38] But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one. [39] You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt. [40] You have broken through all his walls and have laid his fortified cities in ruins. [41] (Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors' scorn.) [42] You held the right hand of his enemies high and made all of his adversaries rejoice. [43] You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle. [44] You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground. [45] You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah [46] How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire? [47] Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam's descendants for no reason? [48] Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah [49] Where is the evidence of your mercy, LORD? You swore an oath to David on the basis of your faithfulness. [50] Remember, O LORD, how your servant has been insulted. Remember how I have carried in my heart the insults from so many people. [51] Your enemies insulted me. They insulted your Messiah every step he took. [52] Thank the LORD forever. Amen and amen!