Psalms:89-94
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A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite .
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I will sing of thy steadfast love ,
O LORD ,
for ever ;
with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations .
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For thy steadfast love was established for ever ,
thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens .
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Thou hast said , "
I have made a covenant with my chosen one ,
I have sworn to David my servant :
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your descendants for ever ,
and build your throne for all generations .'" [
Selah ]
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Let the heavens praise thy wonders ,
O LORD ,
thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones !
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For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD ?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD ,
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a God feared in the council of the holy ones ,
great and terrible above all that are round about him ?
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O LORD God of hosts ,
who is mighty as thou art ,
O LORD ,
with thy faithfulness round about thee ?
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Thou dost rule the raging of the sea ;
when its waves rise ,
thou stillest them .
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Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass ,
thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm .
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The heavens are thine ,
the earth also is thine ;
the world and all that is in it ,
thou hast founded them .
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The north and the south ,
thou hast created them ;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name .
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Thou hast a mighty arm ;
strong is thy hand ,
high thy right hand .
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne ;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee .
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Blessed are the people who know the festal shout ,
who walk ,
O LORD ,
in the light of thy countenance ,
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who exult in thy name all the day ,
and extol thy righteousness .
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For thou art the glory of their strength ;
by thy favor our horn is exalted .
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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 .
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His line shall endure for ever ,
his throne as long as the sun before me .
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Like the moon it shall be established for ever ;
it shall stand firm while the skies endure ." [
Selah ]
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But now thou hast cast off and rejected ,
thou art full of wrath against thy anointed .
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Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant ;
thou hast defiled his crown in the dust .
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Thou hast breached all his walls ;
thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins .
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All that pass by despoil him ;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors .
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Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes ;
thou hast made all his enemies rejoice .
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Yea ,
thou hast turned back the edge of his sword ,
and thou hast not made him stand in battle .
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Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand ,
and cast his throne to the ground .
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Thou hast cut short the days of his youth ;
thou hast covered him with shame . [
Selah ]
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How long ,
O LORD ?
Wilt thou hide thyself for ever ?
How long will thy wrath burn like fire ?
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Remember ,
O Lord ,
what the measure of life is ,
for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men !
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What man can live and never see death ?
Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol ? [
Selah ]
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Lord ,
where is thy steadfast love of old ,
which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David ?
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Remember ,
O Lord ,
how thy servant is scorned ;
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples ,
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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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A Prayer of Moses ,
the man of God .
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LORD ,
thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations .
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Before the mountains were brought forth ,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world ,
from everlasting to everlasting thou art God .
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Thou turnest man back to the dust ,
and sayest , "
Turn back ,
O children of men !"
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For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past ,
or as a watch in the night .
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Thou dost sweep men away ;
they are like a dream ,
like grass which is renewed in the morning :
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in the morning it flourishes and is renewed ;
in the evening it fades and withers .
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For we are consumed by thy anger ;
by thy wrath we are overwhelmed .
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Thou hast set our iniquities before thee ,
our secret sins in the light of thy countenance .
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For all our days pass away under thy wrath ,
our years come to an end like a sigh .
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The years of our life are threescore and ten ,
or even by reason of strength fourscore ;
yet their span is but toil and trouble ;
they are soon gone ,
and we fly away .
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Who considers the power of thy anger ,
and thy wrath according to the fear of thee ?
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So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom .
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Return ,
O LORD !
How long ?
Have pity on thy servants !
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Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love ,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days .
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Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us ,
and as many years as we have seen evil .
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Let thy work be manifest to thy servants ,
and thy glorious power to their children . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
90:18 )
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us ,
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us ,
yea ,
the work of our hands establish thou it . ]
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High ,
who abides in the shadow of the Almighty ,
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will say to the LORD , "
My refuge and my fortress ;
my God ,
in whom I trust ."
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For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence ;
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he will cover you with his pinions ,
and under his wings you will find refuge ;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler .
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You will not fear the terror of the night ,
nor the arrow that flies by day ,
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nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness ,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday .
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A thousand may fall at your side ,
ten thousand at your right hand ;
but it will not come near you .
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You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked .
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Because you have made the LORD your refuge ,
the Most High your habitation ,
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no evil shall befall you ,
no scourge come near your tent .
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For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways .
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On their hands they will bear you up ,
lest you dash your foot against a stone .
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You will tread on the lion and the adder ,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot .
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Because he cleaves to me in love ,
I will deliver him ;
I will protect him ,
because he knows my name .
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When he calls to me ,
I will answer him ;
I will be with him in trouble ,
I will rescue him and honor him .
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With long life I will satisfy him ,
and show him my salvation .
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A Psalm .
A Song for the Sabbath .
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It is good to give thanks to the LORD ,
to sing praises to thy name ,
O Most High ;
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to declare thy steadfast love in the morning ,
and thy faithfulness by night ,
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to the music of the lute and the harp ,
to the melody of the lyre .
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For thou ,
O LORD ,
hast made me glad by thy work ;
at the works of thy hands I sing for joy .
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How great are thy works ,
O LORD !
Thy thoughts are very deep !
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The dull man cannot know ,
the stupid cannot understand this :
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that ,
though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish ,
they are doomed to destruction for ever ,
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but thou ,
O LORD ,
art on high for ever .
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For ,
lo ,
thy enemies ,
O LORD ,
for ,
lo ,
thy enemies shall perish ;
all evildoers shall be scattered .
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But thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox ;
thou hast poured over me fresh oil .
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My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies ,
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants .
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The righteous flourish like the palm tree ,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon .
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They are planted in the house of the LORD ,
they flourish in the courts of our God .
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They still bring forth fruit in old age ,
they are ever full of sap and green , [ (
Psalms strkjv @
92:16 )
to show that the LORD is upright ;
he is my rock ,
and there is no unrighteousness in him . ]
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The LORD reigns ;
he is robed in majesty ;
the LORD is robed ,
he is girded with strength .
Yea ,
the world is established ;
it shall never be moved ;
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thy throne is established from of old ;
thou art from everlasting .
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The floods have lifted up ,
O LORD ,
the floods have lifted up their voice ,
the floods lift up their roaring .
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Mightier than the thunders of many waters ,
mightier than the waves of the sea ,
the LORD on high is mighty !
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Thy decrees are very sure ;
holiness befits thy house ,
O LORD ,
for evermore .
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O LORD ,
thou God of vengeance ,
thou God of vengeance ,
shine forth !
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Rise up ,
O judge of the earth ;
render to the proud their deserts !
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O LORD ,
how long shall the wicked ,
how long shall the wicked exult ?
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They pour out their arrogant words ,
they boast ,
all the evildoers .
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They crush thy people ,
O LORD ,
and afflict thy heritage .
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They slay the widow and the sojourner ,
and murder the fatherless ;
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and they say , "
The LORD does not see ;
the God of Jacob does not perceive ."
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Understand ,
O dullest of the people !
Fools ,
when will you be wise ?
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He who planted the ear ,
does he not hear ?
He who formed the eye ,
does he not see ?
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He who chastens the nations ,
does he not chastise ?
He who teaches men knowledge ,
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the LORD ,
knows the thoughts of man ,
that they are but a breath .
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Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten ,
O LORD ,
and whom thou dost teach out of thy law
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to give him respite from days of trouble ,
until a pit is dug for the wicked .
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For the LORD will not forsake his people ;
he will not abandon his heritage ;
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for justice will return to the righteous ,
and all the upright in heart will follow it .
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Who rises up for me against the wicked ?
Who stands up for me against evildoers ?
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If the LORD had not been my help ,
my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence .
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When I thought , "
My foot slips ,"
thy steadfast love ,
O LORD ,
held me up .
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When the cares of my heart are many ,
thy consolations cheer my soul .
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Can wicked rulers be allied with thee ,
who frame mischief by statute ?
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They band together against the life of the righteous ,
and condemn the innocent to death .
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But the LORD has become my stronghold ,
and my God the rock of my refuge .
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He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness ;
the LORD our God will wipe them out .
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O come ,
let us sing to the LORD ;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation !
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