Psalm 89:38-52

New Living Translation

³⁸But now you have rejected him and cast him off.
    You are angry with your anointed king.
³⁹You have renounced your covenant with him;
    you have thrown his crown in the dust.
⁴⁰You have broken down the walls protecting him
    and ruined every fort defending him.
⁴¹Everyone who comes along has robbed him,
    and he has become a joke to his neighbors.
⁴²You have strengthened his enemies
    and made them all rejoice.
⁴³You have made his sword useless
    and refused to help him in battle.
⁴⁴You have ended his splendor
    and overturned his throne.
⁴⁵You have made him old before his time
    and publicly disgraced him. Interlude

⁴⁶O Lord, how long will this go on?
    Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your anger burn like fire?
⁴⁷Remember how short my life is,
    how empty and futile this human existence!
⁴⁸No one can live forever; all will die.
    No one can escape the power of the grave.^[a] Interlude

⁴⁹Lord, where is your unfailing love?
    You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.
⁵⁰Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced!
    I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.
⁵¹Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord;
    they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.