Psalm 89:30–52

³⁰If his sons forsake My instruction

and do not live by My ordinances, ^l

³¹if they dishonor My statutes

and do not keep My commands, ^m

³²then I will call their rebellion

to account with the rod,

their sin with blows. ⁿ

³³But I will not withdraw

My faithful love from him

or betray My faithfulness. ^o

³⁴I will not violate My covenant

or change what My lips have said. ^p

³⁵Once and for all

I have sworn an oath by My holiness;

I will not lie to David. ^q

³⁶His offspring will continue forever,

his throne like the sun before Me, ^r

³⁷like the moon, established forever,

a faithful witness in the sky.” ^sSelah

³⁸But You have spurned and rejected him;

You have become enraged with Your anointed. ^t

³⁹You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant;

You have completely dishonored his crown. ^uv

⁴⁰You have broken down all his walls;

You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. ^w

⁴¹All who pass by plunder him; ^x

he has become an object of ridicule

to his neighbors. ^y

⁴²You have lifted high the right hand of his foes;

You have made all his enemies rejoice. ^z

⁴³You have also turned back his sharp sword

and have not let him stand in battle. ^a

⁴⁴You have made his splendor ^bcease

and have overturned his throne. ^c

⁴⁵You have shortened the days of his youth;

You have covered him with shame. ^dSelah

⁴⁶How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?

Will Your anger keep burning like fire? ^e

⁴⁷Remember how short my life is.

Have You created everyone for nothing? ^f

⁴⁸What man can live and never see death?

Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? ^gSelah

⁴⁹Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love

that You swore to David in Your faithfulness? ^h

⁵⁰Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—

in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—

⁵¹how Your enemies have ridiculed, Lord,

how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed. ⁱ

⁵²May the Lord be praised forever.

Amen and amen. ^j