Psalm 89:30–52

“If his sons forsake my law

and do not follow my statutes,

if they violate my decrees

and fail to keep my commands,

I will punish their sin with the rod,

their iniquity with flogging;^y

but I will not take my love from him,^z

nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

I will not violate my covenant

or alter what my lips have uttered.^a

Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—

and I will not lie to David—

that his line will continue forever

and his throne endure before me like the sun;^b

it will be established forever like the moon,

the faithful witness in the sky.”^c

But you have rejected,^d you have spurned,

you have been very angry with your anointed one.

You have renounced the covenant with your servant

and have defiled his crown in the dust.^e

You have broken through all his walls^f

and reduced his strongholds^g to ruins.

All who pass by have plundered^h him;

he has become the scorn of his neighbors.ⁱ

You have exalted the right hand of his foes;

you have made all his enemies rejoice.^j

Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword

and have not supported him in battle.^k

You have put an end to his splendor

and cast his throne to the ground.

You have cut short^l the days of his youth;

you have covered him with a mantle of shame.^m

How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?

How long will your wrath burn like fire?ⁿ

Remember how fleeting is my life.^o

For what futility you have created all humanity!

Who can live and not see death,

or who can escape the power of the grave?^p

Lord, where is your former great love,

which in your faithfulness you swore to David?

Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked,^q

how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,

with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.^r

Praise be to the Lord forever!

Amen and Amen.^s