Psalms - Chapter 89 | Good News Translation

  • 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!
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