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Psalm 89

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A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. Begin Abide·
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For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.” Begin Abide·
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You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: Begin Abide·
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‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah Begin Abide·
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The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones. Begin Abide·
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For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? Begin Abide·
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In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. Begin Abide·
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O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You. Begin Abide·
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You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. Begin Abide·
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You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. Begin Abide·
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The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded. Begin Abide·
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North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. Begin Abide·
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Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted. Begin Abide·
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. Begin Abide·
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Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence. Begin Abide·
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They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult. Begin Abide·
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For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted. Begin Abide·
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Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. Begin Abide·
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You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. Begin Abide·
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I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. Begin Abide·
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My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. Begin Abide·
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No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him. Begin Abide·
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I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. Begin Abide·
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My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. Begin Abide·
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I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers. Begin Abide·
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He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’ Begin Abide·
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I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. Begin Abide·
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I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. Begin Abide·
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I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. Begin Abide·
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If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, Begin Abide·
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if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, Begin Abide·
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I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. Begin Abide·
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But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. Begin Abide·
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I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. Begin Abide·
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Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— Begin Abide·
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his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, Begin Abide·
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like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah Begin Abide·
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Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one. Begin Abide·
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You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. Begin Abide·
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You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. Begin Abide·
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All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors. Begin Abide·
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You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. Begin Abide·
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You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle. Begin Abide·
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You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. Begin Abide·
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You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah Begin Abide·
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How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? Begin Abide·
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Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! Begin Abide·
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What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah Begin Abide·
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Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David? Begin Abide·
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Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— Begin Abide·
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how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one! Begin Abide·
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Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen. Begin Abide·