Psalm 89: 20-37
God’s Covenant with David
20 I have found my servant
David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him; 21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
the wicked shall not humble him. 23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him. 24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him;
and in my name his horn shall be exalted. 25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers. 26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’ 27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth. 28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm. 29 I will establish his line forever,
and his throne as long as the heavens endure. 30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances, 31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments, 32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges; 33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
or be false to my faithfulness. 34 I will not violate my covenant,
or alter the word that went forth from my lips. 35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David. 36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun. 37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
with my holy oil I have anointed him; 21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not outwit him,
the wicked shall not humble him. 23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him. 24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him;
and in my name his horn shall be exalted. 25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers. 26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’ 27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth. 28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm. 29 I will establish his line forever,
and his throne as long as the heavens endure. 30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances, 31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments, 32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges; 33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
or be false to my faithfulness. 34 I will not violate my covenant,
or alter the word that went forth from my lips. 35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David. 36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun. 37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
Reflection
God
made wonderful promises to David and was faithful to them. God made wonderful
promises to Abraham, Noah and a whole host of people from the Old and New
Testament and God was faithful each time. I was reading the promise to David at
the very beginning of today’s passage, “I have found my servant David; with my
holy oil I have anointed him; my hand shall always remain with him; my arm also
shall strengthen him”. We have all received these promises through Christ. As a
Christian, I often do a poor job of claiming and living into these promises.
That needs to change. Claim the promises given to us in Christ and live into
them, depend on them, trust in them. God will deliver.
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