Psalm 89:1-52 GNT

[1] O LORD, I will always sing of your constant love; I will proclaim your faithfulness forever. [2] I know that your love will last for all time, that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky. [3] You said, "I have made a covenant with the man I chose; I have promised my servant David, [4] 'A descendant of yours will always be king; I will preserve your dynasty forever.'" [5] The heavens sing of the wonderful things you do; the holy ones sing of your faithfulness, LORD. [6] No one in heaven is like you, LORD; none of the heavenly beings is your equal. [7] You are feared in the council of the holy ones; they all stand in awe of you. [8] LORD God Almighty, none is as mighty as you; in all things you are faithful, O LORD. [9] You rule over the powerful sea; you calm its angry waves. [10] You crushed the monster Rahab and killed it; with your mighty strength you defeated your enemies. [11] Heaven is yours, the earth also; you made the world and everything in it. [12] You created the north and the south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing to you for joy. [13] How powerful you are! How great is your strength! [14] Your kingdom is founded on righteousness and justice; love and faithfulness are shown in all you do. [15] How happy are the people who worship you with songs, who live in the light of your kindness! [16] Because of you they rejoice all day long, and they praise you for your goodness. [17] You give us great victories; in your love you make us triumphant. [18] You, O LORD, chose our protector; you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king. [19] In a vision long ago you said to your faithful servants, "I have given help to a famous soldier; I have given the throne to one I chose from the people. [20] I have made my servant David king by anointing him with holy oil. [21] My strength will always be with him, my power will make him strong. [22] His enemies will never succeed against him; the wicked will not defeat him. [23] I will crush his foes and kill everyone who hates him. [24] I will love him and be loyal to him; I will make him always victorious. [25] I will extend his kingdom from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates River. [26] He will say to me, 'You are my father and my God; you are my protector and savior.' [27] I will make him my first-born son, the greatest of all kings. [28] I will always keep my promise to him, and my covenant with him will last forever. [29] His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky; a descendant of his will always be king. [30] "But if his descendants disobey my law and do not live according to my commands, [31] if they disregard my instructions and do not keep my commandments, [32] then I will punish them for their sins; I will make them suffer for their wrongs. [33] But I will not stop loving David or fail to keep my promise to him. [34] I will not break my covenant with him or take back even one promise I made him. [35] "Once and for all I have promised by my holy name: I will never lie to David. [36] He will always have descendants, and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines. [37] It will be as permanent as the moon, that faithful witness in the sky." [38] But you are angry with your chosen king; you have deserted and rejected him. [39] You have broken your covenant with your servant and thrown his crown in the dirt. [40] You have torn down the walls of his city and left his forts in ruins. [41] All who pass by steal his belongings; all his neighbors laugh at him. [42] You have given the victory to his enemies; you have made them all happy. [43] You have made his weapons useless and let him be defeated in battle. [44] You have taken away his royal scepter and knocked his throne to the ground. [45] You have made him old before his time and covered him with disgrace. [46] LORD, will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire? [47] Remember how short my life is; remember that you created all of us mortal! [48] Who can live and never die? How can we humans keep ourselves from the grave? [49] Lord, where are the former proofs of your love? Where are the promises you made to David? [50] Don't forget how I, your servant, am insulted, how I endure all the curses of the heathen. [51] Your enemies insult your chosen king, O LORD! They insult him wherever he goes. [52] Praise the LORD forever! Amen! Amen!