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Psalm 89^a

A maskilb of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
through all generations.

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Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings

A [a]Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite.

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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I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

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For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

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You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,

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“I have made a covenant with My chosen,
I have sworn to My servant David:

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‘I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”c

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‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah

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The heavens praise your wonders, Lord,
your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.

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And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

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For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?

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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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In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared;
he is more awesome than all who surround him.

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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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Who is like you, Lord God Almighty?
You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

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O Lord God of hosts,
Who is mighty like You, O Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

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You rule over the surging sea;
when its waves mount up, you still them.

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You rule the raging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.

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You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

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You have broken [b]Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;
You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

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The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;
you founded the world and all that is in it.

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The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

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You created the north and the south;
Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.

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The north and the south, You have created them;
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.

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Your arm is endowed with power;
your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.

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You have a mighty arm;
Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
love and faithfulness go before you.

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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.

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Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.

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Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.

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They rejoice in your name all day long;
they celebrate your righteousness.

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In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

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For you are their glory and strength,
and by your favor you exalt our horn.d

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For You are the glory of their strength,
And in Your favor our [c]horn is exalted.

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Indeed, our shielde belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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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.

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Then You spoke in a vision to Your [d]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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I have found David my servant;
with my sacred oil I have anointed him.

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I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

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My hand will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.

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With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.

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The enemy will not get the better of him;
the wicked will not oppress him.

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The enemy shall not [e]outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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I will crush his foes before him
and strike down his adversaries.

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I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.

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My faithful love will be with him,
and through my name his hornf will be exalted.

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“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

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I will set his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.

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Also I will set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.

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He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the Rock my Savior.’

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He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

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And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,
the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

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Also I will make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

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I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.

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My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

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I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.

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His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.

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“If his sons forsake my law
and do not follow my statutes,

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“If his sons forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,

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if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,

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If they [f]break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,

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I will punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;

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Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.

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but I will not take my love from him,
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

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Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not [g]utterly take from him,
Nor [h]allow My faithfulness to fail.

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I will not violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.

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My covenant I will not break,
Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

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

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Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:

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that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;

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His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;

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it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”

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It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

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But you have rejected, you have spurned,
you have been very angry with your anointed one.

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But You have cast off and abhorred,[i]
You have been furious with Your [j]anointed.

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You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and have defiled his crown in the dust.

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You have renounced the covenant of Your servant;
You have [k]profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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You have broken through all his walls
and reduced his strongholds to ruins.

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You have broken down all his hedges;
You have brought his [l]strongholds to ruin.

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All who pass by have plundered him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

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All who pass by the way plunder him;
He is a reproach to his neighbors.

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You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.

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You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have made all his enemies rejoice.

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Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
and have not supported him in battle.

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You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
And have not sustained him in the battle.

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You have put an end to his splendor
and cast his throne to the ground.

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You have made his [m]glory cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground.

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You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with a mantle of shame.

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The days of his youth You have shortened;
You have covered him with shame. Selah

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How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?

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How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?

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Remember how fleeting is my life.
For what futility you have created all humanity!

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Remember how short my time is;
For what futility have You created all the children of men?

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Who can live and not see death,
or who can escape the power of the grave?

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What man can live and not [n]see death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of [o]the grave? Selah

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

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Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,
Which You swore to David in Your truth?

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Remember, Lord, how your servant hasg been mocked,
how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

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Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants —
How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

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the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.

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With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your [p]anointed.

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Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.

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Blessed be the Lord forevermore!
Amen and Amen.

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