I hope no rain or dew falls on the mountains of Gilboa. I hope there will be no offerings coming from those fields. The shields of the heroes rusted there. Saul’s shield was not rubbed with oil.
Psalm 89:38 - Easy To Read Version But God, you became angry\par at your chosen king, {\cf2\super [512]} \par and you left him all alone.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [in apparent contradiction to all this] You [even You the faithful Lord] have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed. American Standard Version (1901) But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. Common English Bible But you, God, have rejected and despised him. You’ve become infuriated with your anointed one. |
I hope no rain or dew falls on the mountains of Gilboa. I hope there will be no offerings coming from those fields. The shields of the heroes rusted there. Saul’s shield was not rubbed with oil.
But if the Lord says that he is not pleased with me, then he can do anything he wants to me.”
“And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father. Serve God with a pure heart. Be happy in your heart (mind) to serve God. Why? Because the Lord knows what is in every person’s heart (mind). The Lord understands everything you think. If you go to the Lord for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from the Lord, he will leave you forever.
God, you were angry at us.\par You rejected us\par and destroyed us.\par Please make us whole again.\par
I wonder,\par “Has our Master left us forever?\par Will he ever want us again?\par
God heard this and became very angry.\par And He rejected Israel completely!\par
God, protect our protector. {\cf2\super [489]} \par Be kind to your chosen king. {\cf2\super [490]} \par
Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par
The Lord rejected his altar.\par He rejected his Holy Place of worship.\par He let the enemy pull down the walls\par of the palaces of Jerusalem.\par The enemy shouted with joy\par in the Lord’s temple.\par They made noise, as if it were a holiday.\par
The king was very important to us.\par He was like the breath we breathe.\par But the king was trapped by them.\par The king was chosen by the Lord himself.\par We had said about the king,\par “We will live in his shadow.\par He protects us from the nations.”\par
Those people will not listen to my God.\par So he will refuse to listen to them.\par And they will wander among the nations\par without a home.\par
I fired the three shepherds all in one month. I became angry at the sheep, and they began to hate me.
The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, hit the shepherd! Hit my friend! Hit the shepherd and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.
“The Lord saw this and became upset. His sons and daughters made him angry!