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Psalms 87:1-89:37
Chapter 87
Psalm 87
Zion, the City of God
A psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.
1 His foundation is on the holy mountains.(a)
2 The
Lord
loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.(b)
3 Glorious things are said about you,
city of God.(c)
4 "I will mention those who know Me:
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there."(d)
5 And it will be said of Zion,
"This one and that one were born in her."
The Most High Himself will establish her.(e)
6 When He registers the peoples,
the
Lord
will record,
"This one was born there."(f)
7 Singers and dancers alike will say,
"My whole source of joy is[a] in you."(g)
Chapter 88
Psalm 88
A Cry of Desperation
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.(a)
1
Lord
, God of my salvation,
I cry out before You day and night.(b)
2 May my prayer reach Your presence;
listen to my cry.(c)
3 For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol.(d)
4 I am counted among those going down to the Pit.(e)
I am like a man without strength,(f)
5 abandoned[a] among the dead.
I am like the slain lying in the grave,(g)
whom You no longer remember,
and who are cut off from Your care.[b](h)
6 You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.(i)
7 Your wrath weighs heavily on me;(j)
You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves.(k)
8 You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.(l)
I am shut in and cannot go out.
9 My eyes are worn out from crying.(m)
Lord
, I cry out to You all day long;(n)
I spread out my hands to You.(o)
10 Do You work wonders for the dead?
Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?(p)
11 Will Your faithful love be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in Abaddon?(q)
12 Will Your wonders be known in the darkness
or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?(r)
13 But I call to You for help,
Lord
;
in the morning my prayer meets You.(s)
14
Lord
, why do You reject me?(t)
Why do You hide Your face from me?(u)
15 From my youth,
I have been afflicted and near death.
I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.(v)
16 Your wrath sweeps over me;
Your terrors destroy me.(w)
17 They surround me like water all day long;
they close in on me from every side.(x)
18 You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;
darkness is my only friend.[c](y)
Chapter 89
Psalm 89
Perplexity about God's Promises
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.(a)
1 I will sing about the
Lord
's faithful love forever;(b)
I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth.(c)
2 For I will declare,
"Faithful love is built up forever;
You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens."(d)
3 The
Lord
said,
"I have made a covenant with My chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David My servant:
4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever
and build up your throne for all generations.'"(e)
5
Lord
, the heavens praise Your wonders(f)—
Your faithfulness also—
in the assembly of the holy ones.(g)
6 For who in the skies can compare with the
Lord
?
Who among the heavenly beings[a] is like the
Lord
?(h)
7 God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than[b] all who surround Him.(i)
8
Lord
God of Hosts,
who is strong like You,
Lord
?(j)
Your faithfulness surrounds You.
9 You rule the raging sea;
when its waves surge, You still them.(k)
10 You crushed Rahab like one who is slain;(l)
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.(m)
11 The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours.
The world and everything in it—You founded them.(n)
12 North and south—You created them.(o)
Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.(p)
13 You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is powerful;
Your right hand is lifted high.(q)
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;(r)
faithful love and truth go before You.(s)
15 Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;(t)
Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.(u)
16 They rejoice in Your name all day long,
and they are exalted by Your righteousness.(v)
17 For You are their magnificent strength;(w)
by Your favor our horn is exalted.(x)
18 Surely our shield[c] belongs to the
Lord
,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.(y)
19 You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones
and said: "I have granted help to a warrior;
I have exalted one chosen[d] from the people.(z)
20 I have found David My servant;
I have anointed him with My sacred oil.(aa)
21 My hand will always be with him,
and My arm will strengthen him.(ab)
22 The enemy will not afflict[e] him;
no wicked man will oppress him.(ac)
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him.(ad)
24 My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through My name
his horn will be exalted.(ae)
25 I will extend his power to the sea
and his right hand to the rivers.(af)
26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,(ag)
my God, the rock of my salvation.'(ah)
27 I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.(ai)
28 I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.(aj)
29 I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.[f](ak)
30 If his sons forsake My instruction
and do not live by My ordinances,(al)
31 if they dishonor My statutes
and do not keep My commands,(am)
32 then I will call their rebellion
to account with the rod,
their sin with blows.(an)
33 But I will not withdraw
My faithful love from him
or betray My faithfulness.(ao)
34 I will not violate My covenant
or change what My lips have said.(ap)
35 Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.(aq)
36 His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before Me,(ar)
37 like the moon, established forever,
a faithful witness in the sky."(as)
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