Psalm 89:1-52 CEB

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