Psalm 89:1-4
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Psalm 89
God’s Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.(A)
2 I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.(B)
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to my servant David:(C)
4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever
and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(D)
Footnotes
- 89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord
Psalm 89:26-29
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(A)
27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.(B)
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.(C)
29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(D)
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