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49 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
    which by your faithfulness you swore to David?(A)

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49 Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?

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15 But I will not take[a] my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.(A)

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  1. 7.15 Gk Syr Vg: Heb shall not depart

15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(A) as I took it away from Saul,(B) whom I removed from before you.

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21 but this one became a priest with an oath because of the one who said to him,

“The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest forever’ ”[a](A)

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  1. 7.21 Other ancient witnesses add according to the order of Melchizedek

21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(A)
    ‘You are a priest forever.’”[a](B)

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  1. Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4

God’s Mercy Remembered

I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord,
    the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,
because of all that the Lord has done for us
    and the great favor to the house of Israel
that he has shown them according to his mercy,
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love.(A)
For he said, “Surely they are my people,
    children who will not act deceitfully,”
and he became their savior
    in all their distress.
It was no messenger or angel
    but his presence that saved them;
in his love and pity it was he who redeemed them;
    he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.(B)

10 But they rebelled
    and grieved his holy spirit;
therefore he became their enemy;
    he himself fought against them.(C)
11 Then they[a] remembered the days of old,
    of Moses his servant.[b]
Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea
    with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is the one who put within them
    his holy spirit,(D)
12 who caused his glorious arm
    to march at the right hand of Moses,
who divided the waters before them
    to make for himself an everlasting name,(E)
13     who led them through the depths?
Like a horse in the desert,
    they did not stumble.(F)
14 Like cattle that go down into the valley,
    the spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
Thus you led your people,
    to make for yourself a glorious name.(G)

A Prayer of Penitence

15 Look down from heaven and see,
    from your holy and glorious habitation.
Where are your zeal and your might?
    Your great pity and your compassion are withheld from me.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 63.11 Heb he
  2. 63.11 Cn: Heb his people

Praise and Prayer

I will tell of the kindnesses(A) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things(B)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion(C) and many kindnesses.
He said, “Surely they are my people,(D)
    children who will be true to me”;
    and so he became their Savior.(E)
In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(F) of his presence(G) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(H) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(I) them
    all the days of old.(J)
10 Yet they rebelled(K)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(L)
So he turned and became their enemy(M)
    and he himself fought(N) against them.

11 Then his people recalled[b] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,(O)
    with the shepherd of his flock?(P)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit(Q) among them,
12 who sent his glorious arm(R) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters(S) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,(T)
13 who led(U) them through the depths?(V)
Like a horse in open country,
    they did not stumble;(W)
14 like cattle that go down to the plain,
    they were given rest(X) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
    to make for yourself a glorious name.

15 Look down from heaven(Y) and see,
    from your lofty throne,(Z) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal(AA) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion(AB) are withheld(AC) from us.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them
  2. Isaiah 63:11 Or But may he recall

Incline your ear, and come to me;
    listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
    my steadfast, sure love for David.(A)

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Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
    my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)

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11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
    I will set on your throne.(A)
12 If your sons keep my covenant
    and my decrees that I shall teach them,
their sons also, forevermore,
    shall sit on your throne.”(B)

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11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(A)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(B)
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant(C)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(D) for ever and ever.”

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35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
    I will not lie to David.(A)

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35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—

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You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
    I have sworn to my servant David:(A)
‘I will establish your descendants forever
    and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(B)

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You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
    I have sworn to David my servant,
‘I will establish your line forever
    and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[a](A)

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  1. Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.

Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah(A)
10 And I say, “It is my grief
    that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”(B)

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Has God forgotten to be merciful?(A)
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?(B)

10 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
    the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.(C)

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He will repay my enemies for their evil.
    In your faithfulness, put an end to them.(A)

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Let evil recoil(A) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(B) destroy them.

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So may God do to Abner and so may he add to it! For just what the Lord has sworn to David, that will I accomplish for him:(A)

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May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised(A) him on oath

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