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Psalm 89:1-31 (KJV)
(A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.)
1I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:
thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant,
4Thy seed will I establish for ever,
and build up thy throne to all generations.
Selah.
5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:
thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD?
who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?
or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
9Thou rulest the raging of the sea:
when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;
thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine:
as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12The north and the south thou hast created them:
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13Thou hast a mighty arm:
strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne:
mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:
they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day:
and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17For thou art the glory of their strength:
and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18For the LORD is our defence;
and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst,
I have laid help upon one that is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20I have found David my servant;
with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21With whom my hand shall be established:
mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shall not exact upon him;
nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23And I will beat down his foes before his face,
and plague them that hate him.
24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him:
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25I will set his hand also in the sea,
and his right hand in the rivers.
26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27Also I will make him my firstborn,
higher than the kings of the earth.
28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
and his throne as the days of heaven.
There are days when I question my strength and doubt my own abilities. Days when I want to shrink into myself and isolate from those around me. Days when I feel like everything going on is just too much too handle. Its on these days I need my daily meditation and prayer with my psalms. For in these psalms I find God and find my strength to go on with the day without the false support of my addictions.
For as it says here in verse 17 of psalm 89 "Thou at the glory of their strength." In verse 26, "and the rock of my salvation." Then the perspective of the psalm changes and we see that God can be faithful to his servants as well. In this case, the psalmist shows God's faithfulness to David as an example. He will beat down his enemies before his face (verse 23) and His faithfulness and mercy shall be with his servant.
Lord, as I start out on this day, which I know will be full of trials be with me and guide. Show your faithfulness to me and keep your hand on me and beat down my enemies of addiction and distraction. When things become difficult give me the strength and courage to do what is right. Help me show those around me of the your power and let me be an example and a light of your love. In your sons name. Amen.
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