Psalms 89 : 1 (NCV)
I will always sing about the Lord's love; I will tell of his loyalty from now on.
Psalms 89 : 2 (NCV)
I will say, "Your love continues forever; your loyalty goes on and on like the sky."
Psalms 89 : 3 (NCV)
You said, "I made an agreement with the man of my choice; I made a promise to my servant David.
Psalms 89 : 4 (NCV)
I told him, 'I will make your family continue forever. Your kingdom will go on and on.'"Selah
Psalms 89 : 5 (NCV)
Lord, the heavens praise you for your miracles and for your loyalty in the meeting of your holy ones.
Psalms 89 : 6 (NCV)
Who in heaven is equal to the Lord? None of the angels is like the Lord.
Psalms 89 : 7 (NCV)
When the holy ones meet, it is God they fear. He is more frightening than all who surround him.
Psalms 89 : 8 (NCV)
Lord God All-Powerful, who is like you? Lord, you are powerful and completely trustworthy.
Psalms 89 : 9 (NCV)
You rule the mighty sea and calm the stormy waves.
Psalms 89 : 10 (NCV)
You crushed the sea monster Rahab; by your power you scattered your enemies.
Psalms 89 : 11 (NCV)
The skies and the earth belong to you. You made the world and everything in it.
Psalms 89 : 12 (NCV)
You created the north and the south. your name.
Psalms 89 : 13 (NCV)
Your arm has great power. Your hand is strong; your right hand is lifted up.
Psalms 89 : 14 (NCV)
Your kingdom is built on what is right and fair. Love and truth are in all you do.
Psalms 89 : 15 (NCV)
Happy are the people who know how to praise you. Lord, let them live in the light of your presence.
Psalms 89 : 16 (NCV)
In your name they rejoice and continually praise your goodness.
Psalms 89 : 17 (NCV)
You are their glorious strength, and in your kindness you honor our king.
Psalms 89 : 18 (NCV)
Our king, our shield, belongs to the Lord, to the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 89 : 19 (NCV)
Once, in a vision, you spoke to those who worship you. You said, "I have given strength to a warrior; I have raised up a young man from my people.
Psalms 89 : 20 (NCV)
I have found my servant David; I appointed him by pouring holy oil on him.
Psalms 89 : 21 (NCV)
I will steady him with my hand and strengthen him with my arm.
Psalms 89 : 22 (NCV)
No enemy will make him give forced payments, and wicked people will not defeat him.
Psalms 89 : 23 (NCV)
I will crush his enemies in front of him; I will defeat those who hate him.
Psalms 89 : 24 (NCV)
My loyalty and love will be with him. Through me he will be strong.
Psalms 89 : 25 (NCV)
I will give him power over the sea and control over the rivers.
Psalms 89 : 26 (NCV)
He will say to me, 'You are my father, my God, the Rock, my Savior.'
Psalms 89 : 27 (NCV)
I will make him my firstborn son, the greatest king on earth.
Psalms 89 : 28 (NCV)
My love will watch over him forever, and my agreement with him will never end.
Psalms 89 : 29 (NCV)
I will make his family continue, and his kingdom will last as long as the skies.
Psalms 89 : 30 (NCV)
"If his descendants reject my teachings and do not follow my laws,
Psalms 89 : 31 (NCV)
if they ignore my demands and disobey my commands,
Psalms 89 : 32 (NCV)
then I will punish their sins with a rod and their wrongs with a whip.
Psalms 89 : 33 (NCV)
But I will not hold back my love from David, nor will I stop being loyal.
Psalms 89 : 34 (NCV)
I will not break my agreement nor change what I have said.
Psalms 89 : 35 (NCV)
I have promised by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
Psalms 89 : 36 (NCV)
His family will go on forever. His kingdom will last before me like the sun.
Psalms 89 : 37 (NCV)
It will continue forever, like the moon, like a dependable witness in the sky."Selah
Psalms 89 : 38 (NCV)
But now you have refused and rejected your appointed king. You have been angry with him.
Psalms 89 : 39 (NCV)
You have abandoned the agreement with your servant and thrown his crown to the ground.
Psalms 89 : 40 (NCV)
You have torn down all his city walls; you have turned his strong cities into ruins.
Psalms 89 : 41 (NCV)
Everyone who passes by steals from him. His neighbors insult him.
Psalms 89 : 42 (NCV)
You have given strength to his enemies and have made them all happy.
Psalms 89 : 43 (NCV)
You have made his sword useless; you did not help him stand in battle.
Psalms 89 : 44 (NCV)
You have kept him from winning and have thrown his throne to the ground.
Psalms 89 : 45 (NCV)
You have cut his life short and covered him with shame.Selah
Psalms 89 : 46 (NCV)
Lord, how long will this go on? Will you ignore us forever? How long will your anger burn like a fire?
Psalms 89 : 47 (NCV)
Remember how short my life is.
Psalms 89 : 48 (NCV)
What person alive will not die? Who can escape the grave?Selah
Psalms 89 : 49 (NCV)
Lord, where is your love from times past, which in your loyalty you promised to David?
Psalms 89 : 50 (NCV)
Lord, remember how they insulted your servant; remember how I have suffered the insults of the nations.
Psalms 89 : 51 (NCV)
Lord, remember how your enemies insulted you and how they insulted your appointed king wherever he went.
Psalms 89 : 52 (NCV)
Praise the Lord forever! Amen and amen.
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