89 - David And The High Spirit

Chapter 89

I will sing of thy steadfast love O Lord for ever

With my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations

For thy steadfast love was established for ever

Thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens

Thou hast said I have made a covenant with my chosen one

I have sworn to David my servant

I will establish your descendants for ever

And build your throne for all generations

Let the heavens praise thy wonders O Lord

Thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones

For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord

Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord

A god feared in the council of the holy ones

Great and terrible above all that are round about him

O Lord God of hosts

Who is mighty as thou art O Lord

With thy faithfulness round about thee

Thou dost rule the raging of the sea

When its waves rise thou stillest them

Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass

Thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm

The heavens are thine the earth also is thine

The world and all that is in it thou hast founded them

The north and the south thou hast created them

Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name

Thou hast a mighty arm

Strong is thy hand high thy right hand

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne

Steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee

Blessed are the people who know the festal shout

Who walk O Lord in the light of thy countenance

Who exult in thy name all the day

And extol thy righteousness

For thou art the glory of their strength

By thy favor our horn is exalted

For our shield belongs to the Lord

Our king to the Holy One of Israel

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

I have found David my servant

With my holy oil I have anointed him

So that my hand shall ever abide with him

My arm also shall strengthen him

The enemy shall not outwit him

The wicked shall not humble him

I will crush his foes before him

And strike down those who hate him

My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him

And in my name shall his horn be exalted

I will set his hand on the sea

And his right hand on the rivers

He shall cry to me thou art my father

My God and the Rock of my salvation

And I will make him the first born

The highest of the kings of the earth

My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever

And my covenant will stand firm for him

I will establish his line for ever

And his throne as the days of the heavens

If his children forsake my law

And do not walk according to my ordinances

If they violate my statutes

And do not keep my commandments

Then I will punish their transgression with the rod

And their iniquity with scourges

But I will not remove from him my steadfast love

Or be false to my faithfulness

I will not violate my covenant

Or alter the word that went forth from my lips

Once for all I have sworn by my holiness

I will not lie to David

His line shall endure for ever

His throne as long as the sun before me

Like the moon it shall be established for ever

It shall stand firm while the skies endure

But now thou hast cast off and rejected

Thou art full of wrath against thy anointed

Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant

Thou hast defiled his crown in the dust

Thou hast breached all his walls

Thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins

All that pass by despoil him

He has become the scorn of his neighbors

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes

Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice

Yea thou hast turned back the edge of his sword

And thou hast not made him stand in battle

Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand

And cast his throne to the ground

Thou hast cut short the days of his youth

Thou hast covered him with shame

How long O Lord wilt thou hide thyself for ever

How long will thy wrath burn like fire

Remember O Lord what the measure of life is

For what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men

What man can live and never see death

Who can deliver his soul from the power of sheol

Lord where is thy steadfast love of old

Which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David

Remember O Lord how thy servant is scorned

How I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples

With which thy enemies taunt O Lord

With which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed

Blessed be the Lord for ever