english Bible Presentation Sharing - Psalms Book, chapter 89, verse 161 in Net Version

Psalms 89 : 1 (NET)

[A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite.] I will sing continually about the LORD's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

Psalms 89 : 2 (NET)

For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness."

Psalms 89 : 3 (NET)

The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

Psalms 89 : 4 (NET)

'I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah)

Psalms 89 : 5 (NET)

O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.

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For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings,

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a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

Psalms 89 : 8 (NET)

O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

Psalms 89 : 9 (NET)

You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.

Psalms 89 : 10 (NET)

You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

Psalms 89 : 11 (NET)

The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

Psalms 89 : 12 (NET)

You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

Psalms 89 : 13 (NET)

Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

Psalms 89 : 14 (NET)

Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.

Psalms 89 : 15 (NET)

How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor.

Psalms 89 : 16 (NET)

They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice.

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For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

Psalms 89 : 18 (NET)

For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 89 : 19 (NET)

Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

Psalms 89 : 20 (NET)

I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

Psalms 89 : 21 (NET)

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

Psalms 89 : 22 (NET)

No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

Psalms 89 : 23 (NET)

I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

Psalms 89 : 24 (NET)

He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories.

Psalms 89 : 25 (NET)

I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

Psalms 89 : 26 (NET)

He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.'

Psalms 89 : 27 (NET)

I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings.

Psalms 89 : 28 (NET)

I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.

Psalms 89 : 29 (NET)

I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

Psalms 89 : 30 (NET)

If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

Psalms 89 : 31 (NET)

if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments,

Psalms 89 : 32 (NET)

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

Psalms 89 : 33 (NET)

But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.

Psalms 89 : 34 (NET)

I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

Psalms 89 : 35 (NET)

Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

Psalms 89 : 36 (NET)

His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

Psalms 89 : 37 (NET)

it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

Psalms 89 : 38 (NET)

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

Psalms 89 : 39 (NET)

You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground.

Psalms 89 : 40 (NET)

You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

Psalms 89 : 41 (NET)

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

Psalms 89 : 42 (NET)

You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.

Psalms 89 : 43 (NET)

You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.

Psalms 89 : 44 (NET)

You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground.

Psalms 89 : 45 (NET)

You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

Psalms 89 : 46 (NET)

How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Psalms 89 : 47 (NET)

Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

Psalms 89 : 48 (NET)

No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

Psalms 89 : 49 (NET)

Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

Psalms 89 : 50 (NET)

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

Psalms 89 : 51 (NET)

Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

Psalms 89 : 52 (NET)

The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! Book 4 (Psalms 90-106)