{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":89,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/88","next":"psalms/90","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.","f":["Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations."}],"h":"I Will Sing of His Love Forever","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"For I have said,“ Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For I have said,“ Loving devotion is built up forever;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I have sworn to David My servant:"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"‘ I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"‘ I will establish your offspring forever"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and build up your throne for all generations.’”"},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD — Your faithfulness as well — in the assembly of the holy ones.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Your faithfulness as well —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in the assembly of the holy ones."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?","f":["Or the sons of God or the sons of might"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For who in the skies can compare with the LORD?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and awesome above all who surround Him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You rule the raging sea;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when its waves mount up, You still them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You crushed Rahab like a carcass;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The heavens are Yours, and also the earth."},{"style":"indent2","t":"The earth and its fullness You founded."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"North and south You created;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Your right hand is exalted."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":14,"t":"Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"loving devotion and faithfulness go before You."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Blessed are those who know the joyful sound,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They rejoice in Your name all day 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one chosen from the people."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have found My servant David;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with My sacred oil I have anointed him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"My hand will sustain him;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"surely My arm will strengthen him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"No enemy will exact tribute;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"no wicked man will oppress him."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will crush his foes before him"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and strike down those who hate him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and through My name his horn will be exalted."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will set his hand over the sea,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his right hand upon the rivers."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"He will call to Me,‘ You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will call to Me,‘ You are my Father,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my God, the Rock of my salvation.’"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"I will indeed appoint him as My 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commandments,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"if they violate My statutes"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and fail to keep My commandments,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":32,"t":"I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will attend to their transgression with the rod,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and to their iniquity with stripes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":33,"t":"But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"nor ever betray My faithfulness."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":34,"t":"I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will not violate My covenant"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or alter the utterance of My lips."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":35,"t":"Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness — I will not lie to David —","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will not lie to David —"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":36,"t":"his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"his offspring shall endure forever,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his throne before Me like the sun,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":37,"t":"like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"like the moon, established forever,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a faithful witness in the sky.”"},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":38,"t":"Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You are enraged by Your anointed one."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":39,"t":"You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have renounced the covenant with Your servant"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and sullied his crown in the dust."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":40,"t":"You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have broken down all his walls;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You have reduced his strongholds to rubble."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":41,"t":"All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"All who pass by plunder him;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he has become a reproach to his neighbors."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":42,"t":"You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You have exalted the right hand of his foes;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You have made all his enemies rejoice."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":43,"t":"You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have bent the edge of his sword"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and have not sustained him in battle."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":44,"t":"You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have ended his splendor"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and cast his throne to the ground."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":45,"t":"You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have cut short the days of his youth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You have covered him with shame."},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":46,"t":"How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"How long, O LORD?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Will You hide Yourself forever?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":47,"t":"Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Remember the briefness of my lifespan!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"For what futility You have created all men!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":48,"t":"What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"What man can live and never see death?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?"},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":49,"t":"Where, O Lord, [is] Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Where, O Lord, [is] Your loving devotion of old,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"which You faithfully swore to David?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":50,"t":"Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people —","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"which I bear in my heart from so many people —"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":51,"t":"how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, [and] have mocked every step of Your anointed one!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] have mocked every step of Your anointed one!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":52,"t":"Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Blessed be the LORD forever!"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Amen and amen."}],"style":"indent1stline"}],"superscription":"A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite."}