Book - Psalms - Chapter = 89 --> NLT
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I will sing of the tender mercies of the LORD forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
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Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.
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The LORD said, "I have made a solemn agreement with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him:
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`I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.'"
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All heaven will praise your miracles, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.
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For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD?
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The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than those who surround his throne.
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O LORD God Almighty! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, LORD? Faithfulness is your very character.
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You are the one who rules the oceans. When their waves rise in fearful storms, you subdue them.
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You are the one who crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
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The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours--you created it all.
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You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.
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Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength.
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Your throne is founded on two strong pillars--righteousness and justice. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.
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Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
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They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exult in your righteousness.
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You are their glorious strength. Our power is based on your favor.
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Yes, our protection comes from the LORD, and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king.
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You once spoke in a vision to your prophet and said, "I have given help to a warrior. I have selected him from the common people to be king.
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I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil.
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I will steady him, and I will make him strong.
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His enemies will not get the best of him, nor will the wicked overpower him.
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I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him.
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My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, and he will rise to power because of me.
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I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the east.
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And he will say to me, `You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
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I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth.
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I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end.
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I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.
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But if his sons forsake my law and fail to walk in my ways,
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if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
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then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.
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But I will never stop loving him, nor let my promise to him fail.
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No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.
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I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:
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His dynasty will go on forever; his throne is as secure as the sun,
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as eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!"
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But now you have rejected him. Why are you so angry with the one you chose as king?
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You have renounced your covenant with him, for you have thrown his crown in the dust.
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You have broken down the walls protecting him and laid in ruins every fort defending him.
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Everyone who comes along has robbed him while his neighbors mock.
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You have strengthened his enemies against him and made them all rejoice.
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You have made his sword useless and have refused to help him in battle.
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You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne.
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You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him.
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O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
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Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence!
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No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave.
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Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.
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Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.
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Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD; they mock the one you anointed as king.
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Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen!