Psalm 89 - Easy To Read Version Easy To Read Version
Psalm 89

¹ I will sing forever about the Lord’s love.\par I will sing about his loyalty\par forever and ever!\par

² Lord, I truly believe your love is forever.\par Your loyalty continues like the skies!\par

³ God said,\par “I made an agreement with my chosen king.\par I made a promise to my servant, David:\par

⁴ David, I will make your family\par continue forever.\par I will make your kingdom continue\par forever and ever.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [504]})\i0 \par

⁵ Lord, you do amazing things.\par The heavens praise you for this.\par People can depend on you.\par The assembly of holy ones\par sing about this.\par

⁶ No one in heaven is equal to the Lord.\par None of the “gods” can compare to the Lord.\par

⁷ God meets together with the holy ones.\par Those angels are all around him.\par They fear and respect God.\par They stand in awe of him.\par

⁸ Lord God All-Powerful,\par there is no one like you.\par We can trust you completely.\par

⁹ You proudly rule the sea.\par You can calm its angry waves.\par

¹⁰ God, you defeated Rahab. {\cf2\super [505]} \par You scattered your enemies\par with your own powerful arm.\par

¹¹ Everything in heaven and earth\par belong to you, God.\par You made the world and everything in it.\par

¹² You created everything north and south.\par Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon\par sing praises to your name.\par

¹³ God, you have the power!\par Your power is great!\par The victory is yours!\par

¹⁴ Your kingdom is built on truth and justice.\par Love and faithfulness are servants\par before your throne.\par

¹⁵ God, your loyal followers are truly happy.\par They live in the light of your kindness.\par

¹⁶ Your name always makes them happy.\par They praise your goodness.\par

¹⁷ You are their amazing strength.\par Their power comes from you.\par

¹⁸ Lord, you are our Protector.\par The Holy One of Israel is our King.\par

¹⁹ You spoke to your followers in a vision\par and said,\par “I chose a young man from the crowd.\par And I made that young man important.\par I made that young soldier strong.\par

²⁰ I found my servant David.\par And I anointed {\cf2\super [506]} him with my special oil.\par

²¹ I supported David with my right arm.\par And with my power, I made him strong.\par

²² The enemy could not defeat the\par chosen king.\par Wicked people could not defeat him.\par

²³ I finished his enemies.\par I defeated the people who hated\par my chosen king.\par

²⁴ I will always love and support\par my chosen king.\par I will always make him strong.\par

²⁵ I put my chosen king in charge of the sea.\par He will control the rivers.\par

²⁶ He will say to me,\par ‘You are my father.\par You are my God, my Rock, {\cf2\super [507]} my Savior.’\par

²⁷ And I will make him my firstborn {\cf2\super [508]} son.\par He will be the great king on earth.\par

²⁸ My love will protect the chosen king forever.\par My agreement with him will never end.\par

²⁹ His family will continue forever,\par his kingdom as long as the heavens.\par

³⁰ If his descendants {\cf2\super [509]} quit following my law,\par and if they quit obeying my commands,\par then I will punish them.\par

³¹ If the chosen king’s descendants {\cf2\super [510]} break my laws and ignore my commands,\par

³² then I will punish them very hard.\par

³³ But I will never take my love away\par from those people.\par I will always be loyal to them.\par

³⁴ I will not break my agreement with David.\par I will not change our agreement.\par

³⁵ By my holiness, I made a promise to him.\par And I would not lie to David!\par

³⁶ David’s family will continue forever.\par His kingdom will last as long as the sun.\par

³⁷ It will continue forever, like the moon.\par The skies are the proof of the agreement.\par That agreement can be trusted.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [511]})\i0 \par

³⁸ But God, you became angry\par at your chosen king, {\cf2\super [512]} \par and you left him all alone.\par

³⁹ You rejected your agreement.\par You threw the king’s crown into the dirt.\par

⁴⁰ You pulled down the walls of the king’s city.\par You destroyed all his fortresses.\par

⁴¹ People passing by steal things from him.\par His neighbors laugh at him.\par

⁴² You made all the king’s enemies happy.\par You let his enemies win the war.\par

⁴³ God, you helped them defend themselves.\par You did not help your king win the battle.\par

⁴⁴ You didn’t let him win.\par You threw his throne to the ground.\par

⁴⁵ You cut his life short.\par You shamed him.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [513]})\i0 \par

⁴⁶ Lord, how long will this continue?\par Will you ignore us forever?\par Will your anger burn like a fire forever?\par

⁴⁷ Remember how short my life is:\par You created us to live a short life,\par and then die.\par

⁴⁸ No person will live and never die.\par No person will escape the grave.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [514]})\i0 \par

^49-51 God, where is the love you showed\par in the past?\par You promised David that you would be\par loyal to his family.\par

⁵² Bless the Lord forever!\par