Psalms 89:26-52

²⁶He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

²⁷I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.

²⁹I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.

³⁰But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,

³¹if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,

³²I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.

³³However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.

³⁴I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.

³⁵By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.

³⁶His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.

³⁷It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” Selah.

³⁸But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!

³⁹You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!

⁴⁰You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.

⁴¹Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.

⁴²You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.

⁴³You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.

⁴⁴You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.

⁴⁵You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. Selah.

⁴⁶How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?

⁴⁷Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?

⁴⁸There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. Selah.

⁴⁹Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?

⁵⁰Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!

⁵¹Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.

⁵²May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.