rsv Psalms:89:20-52
rsv@Psalms:89:20 @ 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.
rsv@Psalms:89:21 @ I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him;
rsv@Psalms:89:22 @ so that my hand shall ever abide with him, my arm also shall strengthen him.
rsv@Psalms:89:23 @ The enemy shall not outwit him, the wicked shall not humble him.
rsv@Psalms:89:24 @ I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
rsv@Psalms:89:25 @ My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
rsv@Psalms:89:26 @ I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
rsv@Psalms:89:27 @ He shall cry to me, `ou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
rsv@Psalms:89:28 @ And I will make him the first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
rsv@Psalms:89:29 @ My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever, and my covenant will stand firm for him.
rsv@Psalms:89:30 @ I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens.
rsv@Psalms:89:31 @ If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my ordinances,
rsv@Psalms:89:32 @ if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments,
rsv@Psalms:89:33 @ then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with scourges;
rsv@Psalms:89:34 @ but I will not remove from him my steadfast love, or be false to my faithfulness.
rsv@Psalms:89:35 @ I will not violate my covenant, or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
rsv@Psalms:89:36 @ Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
rsv@Psalms:89:37 @ His line shall endure for ever, his throne as long as the sun before me.
rsv@Psalms:89:38 @ Like the moon it shall be established for ever; it shall stand firm while the skies endure." [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:89:39 @ But now thou hast cast off and rejected, thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.
rsv@Psalms:89:40 @ Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant; thou hast defiled his crown in the dust.
rsv@Psalms:89:41 @ Thou hast breached all his walls; thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.
rsv@Psalms:89:42 @ All that pass by despoil him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
rsv@Psalms:89:43 @ Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes; thou hast made all his enemies rejoice.
rsv@Psalms:89:44 @ Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and thou hast not made him stand in battle.
rsv@Psalms:89:45 @ Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand, and cast his throne to the ground.
rsv@Psalms:89:46 @ Thou hast cut short the days of his youth; thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:89:47 @ How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long will thy wrath burn like fire?
rsv@Psalms:89:48 @ Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is, for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!
rsv@Psalms:89:49 @ What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah]
rsv@Psalms:89:50 @ Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?
rsv@Psalms:89:51 @ Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned; how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,
rsv@Psalms:89:52 @ with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed. [ (Psalms strkjv@89:53) Blessed be the LORD for ever! Amen and Amen. ]
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