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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 89 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/89.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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90">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A special psalm by Ethan the Ezrahite.)</h3><h3 class="s1">The Lord's Agreement with David</h3>1<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> Our Lord, I will singof your love forever.Everyone yet to be bornwill hear me praiseyour faithfulness.2I will tell them, “God's lovecan always be trusted,and his faithfulness lastsas long as the heavens.”3You said, “David, my servant,is my chosen one,and this is the agreementI made with him:4<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.4!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> David, one of your descendantswill always be king.”5Our Lord, let the heavensnow praise your miracles,and let all your angelspraise your faithfulness.6None who live in the heavenscan compare with you.7You are the most fearsomeof all who live in heaven;all the others fearand greatly honor you.8You are Lord God All-Powerful!No one is as lovingand faithful as you are.9You rule the roaring seaand calm its waves.10You crushed the monster Rahab,<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> and with your powerful armyou scattered your enemies.11The heavens and the earthbelong to you.And so does the worldwith all its peoplebecause you created them12and everything else.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.12!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> Mount Tabor and Mount Hermongladly praise you.13You are strong and mighty!14Your kingdom is ruledby justice and fairnesswith love and faithfulnessleading the way.15Our Lord, you bless thosewho join in the festivaland walk in the brightnessof your presence.16We are happy all daybecause of you,and your saving powerbrings honor to us.17Your own glorious powermakes us strong,and because of your kindness,our strength increases.18Our Lord and our King,the Holy One of Israel,you are truly our shield.19In a vision, you once saidto your faithful followers:“I have helped a mighty hero.I chose him from my peopleand made him famous.20<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.20!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> David, my servant, is the oneI chose to be king,21and I will always be thereto help and strengthen him.22“No enemy will outsmart David,and he won't be defeatedby any hateful people.23I will strike down and crushhis troublesome enemies.24He will always be ableto depend on my love,and I will make him strongwith my own power.25I will let him rule the landsacross the rivers and seas.26He will say to me,‘You are my Fatherand my God,as well as the mighty rock<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.26!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> where I am safe.’27<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.27!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> “I have chosen Davidas my first-born son,and he will be the rulerof all kings on earth.28My love for him will last,and my agreement with himwill never be broken.29“One of David's descendantswill always be king,and his family will ruleuntil the sky disappears.30Suppose some of his childrenshould reject my Lawand refuse my instructions.31Or suppose they should disobeyall of my teachings.32Then I will correctand punish thembecause of their sins.33But I will always love Davidand faithfully keep allof my promises to him.34“I won't break my agreementor go back on my word.35I have sworn once and for allby my own holy name,and I won't lie to David.36His family will always rule.I will let his kingdom lastas long as the sun 37and moonappear in the sky.”38You are now angry, Lord,and you have turned your backon your chosen king.39You broke off your agreementwith your servant, the king,and you completely destroyedhis kingdom.40The walls of his cityhave been broken through,and every fortressnow lies in ruins.41All who pass bytake what they want,and nations everywherejoke about the king.42You made his enemies powerfuland let them celebrate.43But you forced him to retreatbecause you did not fighton his side.44You took his crown<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.44!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> and threw his thronein the dirt.45You made an old man of himand put him to shame.46How much longer, Lord?Will you hide forever?How long will your angerkeep burning like fire?47Remember, life is short!<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.89.47!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> Why did you empty our livesof all meaning?48No one can escape the powerof death and the grave.49Our Lord, where is the loveyou have always shownand that you promisedso faithfully to David?50Remember your servant, Lord!People make jokes about me,and I suffer many insults.51I am your chosen one,but your enemies chaseand make fun of me.52Our Lord, we praise youforever. Amen and amen.</div> </div> <a name="fn"></a> Footnotes: <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">89.10 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Rahab: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Many people in the ancient world thought that the world was controlled by this sea monster that the Lord destroyed at the time of creation (see Isaiah 51.9).</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">89.12 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">and everything else: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew text has “Zaphon and Yamin,” which may either be the names of mountains or refer to the directions “north and south,” with the meaning “everything from north to south.”</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">89.26 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 18.2.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">89.44 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">You took … crown: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">89.47 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Remember … short: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div> <div align="center">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. 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