Psalms 89 : 1 (NLV)
I will sing of the loving-kindness of the Lord forever. I will make known with my mouth how faithful You are to all people.
Psalms 89 : 2 (NLV)
For I said, "Loving-kindness will be built up forever. You will make known how faithful You are in the heavens."
Psalms 89 : 3 (NLV)
You said, "I have made an agreement with My chosen one. I have promised to David, Your servant.
Psalms 89 : 4 (NLV)
I will make your seed last forever. I will build up your throne for all the children-to-come."
Psalms 89 : 5 (NLV)
O Lord, the heavens will praise Your great works and how faithful You are in the meeting of the holy ones.
Psalms 89 : 6 (NLV)
For who in the heavens is like the Lord? Who among the sons of the powerful is like the Lord?
Psalms 89 : 7 (NLV)
God is honored with fear in the meeting of the holy ones. He is honored with fear more than all who are around Him.
Psalms 89 : 8 (NLV)
Lord God of all, powerful Lord, who is like You? All around You we see how faithful You are.
Psalms 89 : 9 (NLV)
You rule over the rising sea. When its waves rise, You quiet them.
Psalms 89 : 10 (NLV)
You have crushed Rahab like one who is killed. You have destroyed those who hate You with Your powerful arm.
Psalms 89 : 11 (NLV)
The heavens are Yours; and the earth is Yours. You have made the world and all that is in it.
Psalms 89 : 12 (NLV)
You have made from nothing the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon call out for joy at Your name.
Psalms 89 : 13 (NLV)
You have a strong arm. Your hand is powerful. Your right hand is honored.
Psalms 89 : 14 (NLV)
Your throne stands on what is right and fair. Loving-kindness and truth go before You.
Psalms 89 : 15 (NLV)
How happy are the people who know the sound of joy! They walk in the light of Your face, O Lord.
Psalms 89 : 16 (NLV)
They are full of joy in Your name all day long. And by being right with You, they are honored.
Psalms 89 : 17 (NLV)
For You are the shining-greatness of their strength. And our horn is lifted high by Your favor.
Psalms 89 : 18 (NLV)
For our safe-covering belongs to the Lord. And our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 89 : 19 (NLV)
Once You spoke in a special dream to Your faithful ones, saying: "I have given help to a powerful one. I have honored a chosen one from among the people.
Psalms 89 : 20 (NLV)
I have found David, Your servant. I have poured My holy oil upon him.
Psalms 89 : 21 (NLV)
My hand will stay with him. And My arm will give him strength.
Psalms 89 : 22 (NLV)
Those who hate him will not fool him. No sinful man will bring trouble to him.
Psalms 89 : 23 (NLV)
But he will see Me crush those who fight against him. I will kill those who hate him.
Psalms 89 : 24 (NLV)
I will be faithful and My loving-kindness will be with him. And in My name he will become great.
Psalms 89 : 25 (NLV)
I will set his hand on the sea also, and his right hand on the rivers.
Psalms 89 : 26 (NLV)
He will cry to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock that saves me.'
Psalms 89 : 27 (NLV)
I will make him My first-born also, the highest of the kings of the earth.
Psalms 89 : 28 (NLV)
I will keep My loving-kindness for him forever. And My agreement with him will be made strong.
Psalms 89 : 29 (NLV)
I will make his seed last forever. And his throne will last as long as heaven.
Psalms 89 : 30 (NLV)
"If his sons leave My Law and do not do what I say,
Psalms 89 : 31 (NLV)
and if they break My Laws and do not obey My Word,
Psalms 89 : 32 (NLV)
then I will punish their sin with the stick, and their wrong-doing with the whip.
Psalms 89 : 33 (NLV)
But I will not take my loving-kindness from him. I will always be faithful to him.
Psalms 89 : 34 (NLV)
I will not break My agreement, or change what was spoken by My lips.
Psalms 89 : 35 (NLV)
Once I have promised by My holy name, I will not lie to David.
Psalms 89 : 36 (NLV)
His seed will last forever. And his throne will last before Me like the sun.
Psalms 89 : 37 (NLV)
It will last forever like the moon, which may always be seen in the sky."
Psalms 89 : 38 (NLV)
But You have thrown off and turned away from Your chosen one. You have been full of anger against him.
Psalms 89 : 39 (NLV)
You have hated the agreement with Your servant. You have made his crown dirty in the dust.
Psalms 89 : 40 (NLV)
You have broken down all his walls. You have destroyed his strong places.
Psalms 89 : 41 (NLV)
All who pass on the road rob him. He has become a shame to his neighbors.
Psalms 89 : 42 (NLV)
You have honored the right hand of those who fight against him. You have made all who hate him glad.
Psalms 89 : 43 (NLV)
You have turned away the sharp part of his sword. And You have not made him stand in a fight.
Psalms 89 : 44 (NLV)
You have put an end to what shows of his greatness, and have thrown his throne to the ground.
Psalms 89 : 45 (NLV)
You have made him old before his time, and have covered him with shame.
Psalms 89 : 46 (NLV)
How long, O Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger burn like fire?
Psalms 89 : 47 (NLV)
Remember how fast my life is passing. You have made all men for nothing.
Psalms 89 : 48 (NLV)
What man can live and not see death? Can he save himself from the power of the grave?
Psalms 89 : 49 (NLV)
O Lord, where is the loving-kindness You used to have, that You promised in faith to David?
Psalms 89 : 50 (NLV)
O Lord, remember the shame of those who work for You. Remember how I carry near my heart the shame of all the nations.
Psalms 89 : 51 (NLV)
Those who hate You have put us to shame, O Lord. They have put to shame the footsteps of Your chosen one.
Psalms 89 : 52 (NLV)
Praise the Lord forever! Let it be so.
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