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Psalm 89:19-52
English Standard Version
Psalm 89:19-52
English Standard Version
19 (A)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[a] and said:
“I have (B)granted help to one who is (C)mighty;
I have exalted one (D)chosen from the people.
20 (E)I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have (F)anointed him,
21 so that my (G)hand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
(H)the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will (I)crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 My (J)faithfulness and my (K)steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his (L)horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on (M)the sea
and his right hand on (N)the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (O)Father,
my God, and (P)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (Q)firstborn,
(R)the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my (S)covenant will stand firm[b] for him.
29 I will establish his (T)offspring forever
and his (U)throne as (V)the days of the heavens.
30 (W)If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my rules,[c]
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with (X)the rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my (Y)covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn (Z)by my holiness;
I will not (AA)lie to David.
36 His (AB)offspring shall endure forever,
(AC)his (AD)throne as long as (AE)the sun before me.
37 Like (AF)the moon it shall be established forever,
(AG)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah
38 But now you have (AH)cast off and rejected;
you are full of wrath against your (AI)anointed.
39 You have (AJ)renounced (AK)the covenant with your servant;
you have (AL)defiled his (AM)crown in the dust.
40 You have (AN)breached all his walls;
you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 (AO)All who pass by plunder him;
he has become (AP)the scorn of his neighbors.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
and you have not made him stand in battle.
44 You have made his splendor to cease
and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short (AQ)the days of his youth;
you have (AR)covered him with shame. Selah
46 (AS)How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath (AT)burn like fire?
47 (AU)Remember (AV)how short my (AW)time is!
For what vanity you have created all the children of man!
48 (AX)What man can live and never (AY)see death?
Who can deliver his soul from the power of (AZ)Sheol? Selah
49 Lord, where is your (BA)steadfast love of old,
which by your (BB)faithfulness you swore to David?
50 (BC)Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked,
and how I bear in my (BD)heart the insults[d] of all the many nations,
51 with which your enemies mock, O Lord,
with which they mock (BE)the footsteps of your (BF)anointed.
52 (BG)Blessed be the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones
- Psalm 89:28 Or will remain faithful
- Psalm 89:30 Or my just decrees
- Psalm 89:50 Hebrew lacks the insults
Psalm 89:19-52
New International Version
Psalm 89:19-52
New International Version
19 Once you spoke in a vision,
to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(A) my servant;(B)
with my sacred oil(C) I have anointed(D) him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.(E)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(F)
the wicked will not oppress(G) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(H)
and strike down his adversaries.(I)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(J)
and through my name his horn[a] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.(K)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(L)
my God, the Rock(M) my Savior.’(N)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(O)
the most exalted(P) of the kings(Q) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.(R)
29 I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.(S)
30 “If his sons forsake my law
and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;(T)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(U)
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.(V)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;(W)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”(X)
38 But you have rejected,(Y) you have spurned,
you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and have defiled his crown in the dust.(Z)
40 You have broken through all his walls(AA)
and reduced his strongholds(AB) to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered(AC) him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.(AD)
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.(AE)
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
and have not supported him in battle.(AF)
44 You have put an end to his splendor
and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short(AG) the days of his youth;
you have covered him with a mantle of shame.(AH)
46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?(AI)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.(AJ)
For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
or who can escape the power of the grave?(AK)
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[b] been mocked,(AL)
how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(AM)
52 Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.(AN)
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have
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