rsv Psalms:89:19-36 SEEK
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For our shield belongs to the LORD ,
our king to the Holy One of Israel .
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Of old thou didst speak in a vision to thy faithful one ,
and say : "
I have set the crown upon one who is mighty ,
I have exalted one chosen from the people .
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I have found David ,
my servant ;
with my holy oil I have anointed him ;
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so that my hand shall ever abide with him ,
my arm also shall strengthen him .
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The enemy shall not outwit him ,
the wicked shall not humble him .
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I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him .
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My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him ,
and in my name shall his horn be exalted .
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I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers .
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He shall cry to me , `
ou art my Father ,
my God ,
and the Rock of my salvation .'
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And I will make him the first-born ,
the highest of the kings of the earth .
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My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever ,
and my covenant will stand firm for him .
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I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens .
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If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my ordinances ,
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if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments ,
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then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with scourges ;
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but I will not remove from him my steadfast love ,
or be false to my faithfulness .
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I will not violate my covenant ,
or alter the word that went forth from my lips .
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Once for all I have sworn by my holiness ;
I will not lie to David .