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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Psalms 89

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I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

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For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

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3

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

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4

Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

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5

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

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6

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

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7

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

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8

O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

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9

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

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10

Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

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11

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

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12

The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

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13

Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

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14

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

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15

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

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16

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

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17

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

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18

For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

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19

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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20

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

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21

With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

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22

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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23

And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

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24

But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

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25

I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

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26

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

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27

Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

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28

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

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29

His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

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30

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

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31

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

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32

Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

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33

Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

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34

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

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35

Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

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36

His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

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37

It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

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38

But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

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39

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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40

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

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41

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

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42

Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

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43

Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

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44

Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

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45

The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

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46

How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

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47

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

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48

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

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49

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

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50

Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

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51

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

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52

Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Psalm 89 is a majestic psalm concerning the Davidic Covenant. It praises God’s faithfulness but laments the apparent failure of the covenant during a time of national defeat.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. The Covenant of Mercy: God’s "mercy shall be built up for ever" (v. 2). His promises are as stable as the heavens.
2. The Sure Promises to David: Though his children might be disciplined, God will not "break my covenant" (v. 34). This finds ultimate fulfillment in Christ.

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

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