Psalms 88

1Concerning understanding; for Ethan the Israelite.

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2O Lord, I will sing of Your mercies forever; I will proclaim Your truth with my mouth from generation to generation;

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3For You said, "Mercy shall be built up forever; Your truth shall be prepared in the heavens.

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4I made a covenant with My chosen ones; I swore to David My servant,

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5I shall prepare your seed forever, And I shall build your throne from generation to generation." (Pause)

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6The heavens shall confess Your wonders, O Lord, And Your truth in the church of the saints.

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7For who in the clouds shall be compared to the Lord, And who among the sons of God shall be compared to the Lord?

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8God is glorified in the counsel of saints; He is great and fearful toward all round about Him.

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9O Lord God of hosts, who is like You? You are powerful, O Lord, and Your truth is around You.

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10You are master of the sea's strength, And You calm the surging of its waves.

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11You humbled the arrogant man as though he were wounded, And with the arm of Your power You scattered Your enemies.

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12The heavens belong to You, and the earth is Yours; You founded the world and all its fullness.

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13You created the north wind and the seas; Tabor and Hermon shall greatly rejoice in Your name.

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14Your arm rules with power; Let Your hand be strengthened; let Your right hand be exalted.

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15The foundation of Your throne is righteousness and judgment; Mercy and truth shall go before Your face.

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16Blessed are the people who know glad shouting; O Lord, they shall walk in the light of Your face,

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17And shall greatlyrejoice in Your name the whole day long; And they shall be exalted in Your righteousness.

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18For You are the boast of their power, And in Your good pleasure our horn shall be exalted.

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19For our defense is from the Lord And from the Holy One of Israel, our King.

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20Then You spoke to Your holy ones in a vision, And You said, "I established help for a mighty one; I raised up a chosen one from My people;

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21I found David My servant; I anointed him with My holy oil.

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22For My hand shall support him, And My arm shall strengthen him.

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23The enemy shall have no advantage against him, And the son of lawlessness shall not continue doing evil to him;

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24I will cut his enemies to pieces before his face, And I shall put to flight those who hate him.

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25My truth and My mercy are with him, And in My name shall his horn be exalted;

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26I will put his hand in the sea And his right hand in the rivers.

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27He shall call upon Me, saying, 'You are my Father, My God, and the protector of my salvation';

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28I shall make him, my firstborn, Higher than the kings of the earth.

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29I shall keep My mercy for him forever, And My covenant shall be trustworthy with him.

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30I shall establish his seed unto ages of ages And his throne as the days of heaven.

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31If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,

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32If they profane My ordinances And do not keep My commandments,

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33I shall visit their transgressions with a rod And their sins with a whip;

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34But I will not turn away My mercy from him, Nor will I act unjustly with My truth,

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35Nor will I profane My covenant, And I will not reject the things that proceeded from My lips.

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36Once for all I swore in My holy place, That I would not lie to David:

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37His seed shall remain forever, And his throne as the sun before Me,

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38And as the moon that is established forever And is a faithful witness in heaven." (Pause)

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39But You pushed him away and scorned him; You rejected Your anointed;

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40You overturned the covenant of Your servant; You profaned his sanctuary to the ground.

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41You pulled down all his walls; You put cowardice in his stronghold;

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42All who traveled through there robbed him; He was a disgrace to his neighbors.

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43You exalted the right hand of his enemies; You delighted all his adversaries;

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44You turned away Your help from his sword, And did not support him in his war.

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45You deprived him of purification; You broke his throne to pieces on the ground;

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46You shortened the days of his time; You poured down shame upon him. (Pause)

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47How long, O Lord: will You turn away to the end? Will Your wrath always burn like fire?

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48Let my substance be remembered, as to what sort it is, For did You create all the sons of men in vain?

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49What kind of man is there who will live and not see death? Will he deliver his soul from the hand of Hades? (Pause)

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50Where, O Lord, are Your mercies of old, Which in Your truth You swore to David?

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51Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants I bore in my bosom, The reproach of many nations,

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52Wherewith Your enemies scorned, O Lord, Wherewith they scorned the change of Your anointed.

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53Blessed is the Lord forever. Amen! Amen!

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