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89:1 [A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite]. I Will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth. 89:2 For I have said, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens Thou wilt establish Thy faithfulness." 89:3 "I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, 89:4 I will establish your seed forever, And build up your throne to all generations." Selah. 89:5 And the heavens will praise Thy wonders, O LORD; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. 89:6 For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the LORD, 89:7 A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him? 89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who is like Thee, O mighty LORD? Thy faithfulness also surrounds Thee. 89:9 Thou dost rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, Thou dost still them. 89:10 Thou Thyself didst crush Rahab like one who is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with Thy mighty arm. 89:11 The heavens are Thine, the earth also is Thine; The world and all it contains, Thou hast founded them. 89:12 The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Thy name. 89:13 Thou hast a strong arm; Thy hand is mighty, Thy right hand is exalted. 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before Thee. 89:15 How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Thy countenance. 89:16 In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And by Thy righteousness they are exalted. 89:17 For Thou art the glory of their strength, And by Thy favor our horn is exalted. 89:18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. 89:19 Once Thou didst speak in vision to Thy godly ones, And didst say, "I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. 89:20 "I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I have anointed him, 89:21 With whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him. 89:22 "The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 89:23 "But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. 89:24 "And My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted. 89:25 "I shall also set his hand on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers. 89:26 "He will cry to Me, 'Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.' 89:27 "I also shall make him [My] first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth. 89:28 "My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him. 89:29 "So I will establish his descendants forever, And his throne as the days of heaven. 89:30 "If his sons forsake My law, And do not walk in My judgments, 89:31 If they violate My statutes, And do not keep My commandments, 89:32 Then I will visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. 89:33 "But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. 89:34 "My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. 89:35 "Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. 89:36 "His descendants shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me. 89:37 "It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful." Selah. 89:38 But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been full of wrath against Thine anointed. 89:39 Thou hast spurned the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown in the dust. 89:40 Thou hast broken down all his walls; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin. 89:41 All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a reproach to his neighbors. 89:42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice. 89:43 Thou dost also turn back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him stand in battle. 89:44 Thou hast made his splendor to cease, And cast his throne to the ground. 89:45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 89:46 How long, O LORD? Wilt Thou hide Thyself forever? Will Thy wrath burn like fire? 89:47 Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity Thou hast created all the sons of men! 89:48 What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. 89:49 Where are Thy former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which Thou didst swear to David in Thy faithfulness? 89:50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the many peoples, 89:51 With which Thine enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Thine anointed. 89:52 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen. 89:53