Study Desk

If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah)

You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground.

You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.

You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle.

You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground.

You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

Your enemies, O Lord , hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.

For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land, and they murder the fatherless.

Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

Let's enter his presence with thanksgiving! Let's shout out to him in celebration!

The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him.