His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Psalms
The book of Psalms is a rich collection of prayers, poems, and songs that express the full range of human emotion before God. From joy and gratitude to sorrow and lament, the Psalms give voice to the deepest experiences of the heart. Each psalm invites readers to enter into honest conversation with God, offering praise, seeking guidance, and finding comfort in His presence.
Psalm 89:3
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
Psalm 89:30
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Psalm 89:31
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
Psalm 89:32
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
Psalm 89:33
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Psalm 89:34
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Psalm 89:35
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
Psalm 89:36
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalm 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
Psalm 89:38
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
Psalm 89:39
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Psalm 89:4
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
Psalm 89:40
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Psalm 89:41
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
Psalm 89:42
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Psalm 89:43
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Psalm 89:44
Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
Psalm 89:45
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
Psalm 89:46
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Psalm 89:47
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
Psalm 89:48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Psalm 89:49
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
Psalm 89:5
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
Psalm 89:50
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Psalm 89:51
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Psalm 89:52
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. Reflection Psalm 89:52 stands as a powerful closing doxology, sealing a psalm that wrestles deeply with God’s covenant, faithfulness, and apparent silence in times of distress. After honest lament, questioning, and remembrance of God’s promises to David, the psalm concludes not with resolution of circumstances, but […]
Psalm 89:6
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
Psalm 89:7
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. Reflection This verse emphasizes the majesty, holiness, and awe-inspiring nature of God, particularly in the context of His people. The “assembly of the saints” points to the community of believers […]
Psalm 89:8
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?