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Psalms 89 (CEV)

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¹ (A special psalm by Ethan the Ezrahite.) Our LORD, I will sing of your love forever. Everyone yet to be born will hear me praise your faithfulness. ² I will tell them, "God's love can always be trusted, and his faithfulness lasts as long as the heavens." ³ You said, "David, my servant, is my chosen one, and this is the agreement I made with him: ⁴ David, one of your descendants will always be king." ⁵ Our LORD, let the heavens now praise your miracles, and let all of your angels praise your faithfulness. ⁶ None who live in the heavens can compare with you. ⁷ You are the most fearsome of all who live in heaven; all the others fear and greatly honor you. ⁸ You are LORD God All-Powerful! No one is as loving and faithful as you are. ⁹ You rule the roaring sea and calm its waves. ¹⁰ You crushed the monster Rahab, and with your powerful arm you scattered your enemies. ¹¹ The heavens and the earth belong to you. And so does the world with all its people because you created them ¹² and everything else. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon gladly praise you. ¹³ You are strong and mighty! ¹⁴ Your kingdom is ruled by justice and fairness with love and faithfulness leading the way. ¹⁵ Our LORD, you bless those who join in the festival and walk in the brightness of your presence. ¹⁶ We are happy all day because of you, and your saving power brings honor to us. ¹⁷ Your own glorious power makes us strong, and because of your kindness, our strength increases. ¹⁸ Our LORD and our King, the Holy One of Israel, you are truly our shield. ¹⁹ In a vision, you once said to your faithful followers: "I have helped a mighty hero. I chose him from my people and made him famous. ²⁰ David, my servant, is the one I chose to be king, ²¹ and I will always be there to help and strengthen him. ²² "No enemy will outsmart David, and he won't be defeated by any hateful people. ²³ I will strike down and crush his troublesome enemies. ²⁴ He will always be able to depend on my love, and I will make him strong with my own power. ²⁵ I will let him rule the lands across the rivers and seas. ²⁶ He will say to me, 'You are my Father and my God, as well as the mighty rock where I am safe.' ²⁷ "I have chosen David as my first-born son, and he will be the ruler of all kings on earth. ²⁸ My love for him will last, and my agreement with him will never be broken. ²⁹ "One of David's descendants will always be king, and his family will rule until the sky disappears. ³⁰ Suppose some of his children should reject my Law and refuse my instructions. ³¹ Or suppose they should disobey all of my teachings. ³² Then I will correct and punish them because of their sins. ³³ But I will always love David and faithfully keep all of my promises to him. ³⁴ "I won't break my agreement or go back on my word. ³⁵ I have sworn once and for all by my own holy name, and I won't lie to David. ³⁶ His family will always rule. I will let his kingdom last as long as the sun ³⁷ and moon appear in the sky." ³⁸ You are now angry, God, and you have turned your back on your chosen king. ³⁹ You broke off your agreement with your servant, the king, and you completely destroyed his kingdom. ⁴⁰ The walls of his city have been broken through, and every fortress now lies in ruin. ⁴¹ All who pass by take what they want, and nations everywhere joke about the king. ⁴² You made his enemies powerful and let them celebrate. ⁴³ But you forced him to retreat because you did not fight on his side. ⁴⁴ You took his crown and threw his throne in the dirt. ⁴⁵ You made an old man of him and put him to shame. ⁴⁶ How much longer, LORD? Will you hide forever? How long will your anger keep burning like fire? ⁴⁷ Remember, life is short! Why did you empty our lives of all meaning? ⁴⁸ No one can escape the power of death and the grave. ⁴⁹ Our Lord, where is the love you have always shown and that you promised so faithfully to David? ⁵⁰ Remember your servant, Lord! People make jokes about me, and I suffer many insults. ⁵¹ I am your chosen one, but your enemies chase and make fun of me. ⁵² Our LORD, we praise you forever. Amen and amen.