Psalms 89:38 Cross References

Psalms 89:38

38: But now you have rejected him. Why are you so angry with the one you chose as king?

"And Solomon, my son, get to know the God of your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and understands and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

"The LORD saw this and was filled with loathing. He was provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.

But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle.
You make us retreat from our enemies and allow them to plunder our land.
You have treated us like sheep waiting to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the nations.
You sold us--your precious people--for a pittance. You valued us at nothing at all.
You have caused all our neighbors to mock us. We are an object of scorn and derision to the nations around us.

You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.

LORD, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. Now let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?

"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, the man who is my partner, says the LORD Almighty. Strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.

O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you or your slopes. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled; the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil.

I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep--this nation--and they hated me, too.

O God, look with favor upon the king, our protector! Have mercy on the one you have anointed.

Our king, the LORD's anointed, the very life of our nation, was caught in their snares. We had foolishly boasted that under his protection we could hold our own against any nation on earth!

My God will reject the people of Israel because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations.

That is why the LORD's anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.

The Lord has rejected his own altar; he despises his own sanctuary. He has given Jerusalem's palaces to her enemies. They shout in the LORD's Temple as though it were a day of celebration.

But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him in this sin.
Because they were unfaithful to the LORD, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign.
He came with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and a countless army of foot soldiers, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians.
Shishak conquered Judah's fortified cities and then advanced to attack Jerusalem.
The prophet Shemaiah then met with Rehoboam and Judah's leaders, who had all fled to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah told them, "This is what the LORD says: You have abandoned me, so I am abandoning you to Shishak."

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