89:31 if they break 1 my rules
and do not keep my commandments,
89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, 2
their sin by inflicting them with bruises. 3
89:33 But I will not remove 4 my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise. 5
89:34 I will not break 6 my covenant
or go back on what I promised. 7
89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive 8 David.
89:36 His dynasty will last forever. 9
His throne will endure before me, like the sun, 10
89:37 it will remain stable, like the moon, 11
his throne will endure like the skies.” 12 (Selah)
89:38 But you have spurned 13 and rejected him;
you are angry with your chosen king. 14
89:39 You have repudiated 15 your covenant with your servant; 16
you have thrown his crown to the ground. 17
89:40 You have broken down all his 18 walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
89:41 All who pass by 19 have robbed him;
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.
89:42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, 20
and all his enemies to rejoice.
89:43 You turn back 21 his sword from the adversary, 22
and have not sustained him in battle. 23
89:44 You have brought to an end his splendor, 24
and have knocked 25 his throne to the ground.
89:45 You have cut short his youth, 26
and have covered him with shame. (Selah)
89:46 How long, O Lord, will this last?
Will you remain hidden forever? 27
Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
89:47 Take note of my brief lifespan! 28
Why do you make all people so mortal? 29
89:48 No man can live on without experiencing death,
or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. 30 (Selah)
89:49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, 31 O Lord, 32
the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? 33
89:50 Take note, O Lord, 34 of the way your servants are taunted, 35
and of how I must bear so many insults from people! 36
89:51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;
they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. 37
89:52 38 The Lord deserves praise 39 forevermore!
We agree! We agree! 40