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Psalms
89
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1
[A [maskil] by Ethan the Ezrahite.] I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O LORD. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation.
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Psalms
89
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2
I said, "Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens."
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Psalms
89
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3
[You said,] "I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:
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Psalms
89
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4
'I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.' " [Selah]
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Psalms
89
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5
O LORD, the heavens praise your miracles and your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
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Psalms
89
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6
Who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
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Psalms
89
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7
God is terrifying in the council of the holy ones. He is greater and more awe-inspiring than those who surround him.
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Psalms
89
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8
O LORD God of Armies, who is like you? Mighty LORD, even your faithfulness surrounds you.
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Psalms
89
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9
You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.
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Psalms
89
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10
You crushed Rahab; it was like a corpse. With your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
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Psalms
89
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11
The heavens are yours. The earth is also yours. You made the world and everything in it.
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Psalms
89
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12
You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing your name joyfully.
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Psalms
89
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13
Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high.
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Psalms
89
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14
Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne. Mercy and truth stand in front of you.
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Psalms
89
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15
Blessed are the people who know how to praise you. They walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
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Psalms
89
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16
They find joy in your name all day long. They are joyful in your righteousness
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Psalms
89
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17
because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory.
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Psalms
89
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18
Our shield belongs to the LORD. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
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Psalms
89
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19
Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: "I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.
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Psalms
89
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20
I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.
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Psalms
89
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21
My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength.
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Psalms
89
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22
No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him.
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Psalms
89
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23
I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him.
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Psalms
89
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24
My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.
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Psalms
89
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25
I will put his [left] hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
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Psalms
89
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26
He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
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Psalms
89
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27
Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.
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Psalms
89
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28
My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable.
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Psalms
89
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29
I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.
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Psalms
89
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30
"If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
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Psalms
89
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31
if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments,
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Psalms
89
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32
then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings.
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Psalms
89
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33
But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.
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Psalms
89
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34
I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement.
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Psalms
89
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35
On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David.
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Psalms
89
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36
His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun.
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Psalms
89
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37
Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven."
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Psalms
89
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38
But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one.
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Psalms
89
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39
You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.
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Psalms
89
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40
You have broken through all his walls and have laid his fortified cities in ruins.
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Psalms
89
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41
(Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors' scorn.)
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Psalms
89
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42
You held the right hand of his enemies high and made all of his adversaries rejoice.
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Psalms
89
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43
You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle.
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Psalms
89
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44
You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.
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Psalms
89
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45
You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. [Selah]
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Psalms
89
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46
How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?
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Psalms
89
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47
Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam's descendants for no reason?
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Psalms
89
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48
Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? [Selah]
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Psalms
89
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49
Where is the evidence of your mercy, Lord? You swore an oath to David on [the basis of] your faithfulness.
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Psalms
89
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50
Remember, O LORD, how your servant has been insulted. Remember how I have carried in my heart [the insults] from so many people.
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Psalms
89
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51
Your enemies insulted [me]. They insulted your Messiah every step he took.