Psalm 89:19-37
God's covenant with David
you spoke to your servants.
In a
‘I have helped a brave soldier to be strong.
I have chosen as king
a young man from among the people.
I have poured my special oil on him,
to make him king.
so that he is strong.
No cruel people will have power to hurt him.
I will kill those who
and show him my
By my name he will win against his enemies.
beyond the sea and the rivers.
You are my God.
You
He will be the greatest of the kings of the earth.
I will never change the
that I have made with him.
They will rule for ever,
as long as there are skies above us.
if they do not accept my laws.
If they do not obey my
Because of their
I will give them much pain.
I will always be faithful,
and I will do what I have promised to him.
I will always keep my promises.
and that will not change.
I promised him by my
and I will never
His
as long as the sun shines.
to show that God is faithful,
David's
Selah.