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Psalms 89 : 1 - 52
Chapter 89
1 | I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
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2 | For I have said, "Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens."
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3 | "I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
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4 | "Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations."'Selah
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5 | And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
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6 | For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
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7 | God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
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8 | O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
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9 | You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.
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10 | You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
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11 | The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
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12 | The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.
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13 | You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
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14 | Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
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15 | Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.
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16 | In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
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17 | For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.
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18 | For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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19 | Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: "I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
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20 | I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,
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21 | With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.
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22 | The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
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23 | I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.
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24 | "But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
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25 | Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.
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26 | He shall cry to Me, "You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'
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27 | Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
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28 | My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
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29 | His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
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30 | "If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,
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31 | If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,
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32 | Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
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33 | Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
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34 | My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
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35 | Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
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36 | His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;
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37 | It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky."Selah
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38 | But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.
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39 | You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
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40 | You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
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41 | All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
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42 | You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
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43 | You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.
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44 | You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
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45 | The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame.Selah
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46 | How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?
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47 | Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?
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48 | What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave?Selah
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49 | Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?
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50 | Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants--How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
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51 | With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
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52 | Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen.
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