Psalms 89:32-52 ▼

32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod [of discipline], And [correct] their wickedness with stripes.

33 “Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

34 “My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

35 “Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated]; I will not lie to David.

36 “His descendants shall endure forever And his throne [will continue] as the sun before Me.

37 “It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the heavens is ever faithful.” Selah.

38 But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful LORD] have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

39 You have spurned and repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust.

40 You have broken down all his [city] walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

41 All who pass along the road rob him; He has become the scorn of his neighbors.

42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

43 Also, You have turned back the edge of his sword And have not made him [strong enough] to stand in battle.

44 You have put an end to his splendor And have hurled his throne to the ground.

45 You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.

46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

47 Remember how fleeting my lifetime is; For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

48 What man can live and not see death? Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.

49 O Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses [so abundant in the days of David and Solomon], Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants [scorned, insulted, and disgraced]; How I bear in my heart the reproach of all the many peoples,

51 With which Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, With which they have mocked the footsteps of Your anointed.

52 Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen.