Psalm 89

A Hymn in Time of National Trouble[w]

89O LORD, I will always sing of your constant love; I will proclaim your faithfulness forever.H4905H387H250H7891H2617H3068H5769H6310H3045H530H1755H17552I know that your love will last for all time, that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky.H559H2617H1129H5769H530H3559H80643You said, "I have made a covenant with the man I chose; I have promised my servant David,H3772H1285H972H7650H1732H56504'A descendant of yours will always be king; I will preserve your dynasty forever.' "H2233H3559H5704H5769H1129H3678H1755H1755H55425The heavens sing of the wonderful things you do; the holy ones sing of your faithfulness, LORD.H8064H3034H6382H3068H530H6951H69186No one in heaven is like you, LORD; none of the heavenly beings is your equal.H7834H6186H3068H1121H410H1819H30687You are feared in the council of the holy ones; they all stand in awe of you.H410H7227H6206H5475H6918H3372H54398LORD God Almighty, none is as mighty as you; in all things you are faithful, O LORD.H3068H430H6635H2626H3050H530H54399You rule over the powerful sea; you calm its angry waves.H4910H1348H3220H1530H7721H762310You crushed the monster Rahab and killed it; with your mighty strength you defeated your enemies.H1792H7294H1792H2491H6340H341H5797H222011Heaven is yours, the earth also; you made the world and everything in it.H8064H776H8398H4393H324512You created the north and the south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing to you for joy.H6828H3225H1254H8396H2768H7442H803413How powerful you are! How great is your strength!H1369H2220H5810H3027H7311H322514Your kingdom is founded on righteousness and justice; love and faithfulness are shown in all you do.H6664H4941H4349H3678H2617H571H6923H644015How happy are the people who worship you with songs, who live in the light of your kindness!H835H5971H3045H8643H1980H3068H216H644016Because of you they rejoice all day long, and they praise you for your goodness.H8034H1523H3117H6666H731117You give us great victories; in your love you make us triumphant.H8597H5797H7522H7161H7311H731118You, O LORD, chose our protector; you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king.H3068H4043H6918H3478H4428

God’s Promise to David

19In a vision long ago you said to your faithful servants, "I have given help to a famous soldier; I have given the throne to one I chose from the people.H1696H2377H2623H559H7737H5828H1368H7311H977H597120I have made my servant David king by anointing him with holy oil.H4672H1732H5650H6944H8081H488621My strength will always be with him, my power will make him strong.H3027H3559H2220H55322His enemies will never succeed against him; the wicked will not defeat him.H341H5378H1121H5766H603123I will crush his foes and kill everyone who hates him.H3807H6862H6440H5062H813024I will love him and be loyal to him; I will make him always victorious.H530H2617H8034H7161H731125I will extend his kingdom from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates River.H7760H3027H3220H3225H510426He will say to me, 'You are my father and my God; you are my protector and savior.'H7121H1H410H6697H344427I will make him my first-born son, the greatest of all kings.H5414H1060H5945H4428H77628I will always keep my promise to him, and my covenant with him will last forever.H2617H8104H5769H1285H53929His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky; a descendant of his will always be king.H2233H7760H5703H3678H3117H806430"But if his descendants disobey my law and do not live according to my commands,H1121H5800H8451H3212H494131if they disregard my instructions and do not keep my commandments,H2490H2708H8104H468732then I will punish them for their sins; I will make them suffer for their wrongs.H6485H6588H7626H5771H506133But I will not stop loving David or fail to keep my promise to him.H2617H6331H530H826634I will not break my covenant with him or take back even one promise I made him.H1285H2490H8138H4161H819335"Once and for all I have promised by my holy name: I will never lie to David.H259H7650H6944H3576H173236He will always have descendants, and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.H2233H5769H3678H812137It will be as permanent as the moon, that faithful witness in the sky."H3559H5769H3394H539H5707H7834H5542

Lament over the Defeat of the King

38But you are angry with your chosen king; you have deserted and rejected him.H2186H3988H5674H489939You have broken your covenant with your servant and thrown his crown in the dirt.H5010H1285H5650H2490H5145H77640You have torn down the walls of his city and left his forts in ruins.H6555H1448H7760H4013H428841All who pass by steal his belongings; all his neighbors laugh at him.H5674H1870H8155H2781H793442You have given the victory to his enemies; you have made them all happy.H7311H3225H6862H341H805543You have made his weapons useless and let him be defeated in battle.H7725H6697H2719H6965H442144You have taken away his royal scepter and knocked his throne to the ground.H2892H7673H4048H3678H4048H77645You have made him old before his time and covered him with disgrace.H3117H5934H7114H5844H955H5542

A Prayer for Deliverance

46LORD, will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?H3068H5641H5331H2534H1197H78447Remember how short my life is; remember that you created all of us mortal!H2142H2465H1254H1121H120H772348Who can live and never die? How can we humans keep ourselves from the grave?H1397H2421H7200H4194H4422H5315H3027H7585H554249Lord, where are the former proofs of your love? Where are the promises you made to David?H136H7223H2617H7650H1732H53050Don't forget how I, your servant, am insulted, how I endure all the curses of the heathen.H2142H136H2781H5650H5375H2436H7227H597151Your enemies insult your chosen king, O LORD! They insult him wherever he goes.H341H2778H3068H2778H6119H489952Praise the LORD forever! Amen! Amen!H1288H3068H5769H543H543