Psalms 89:38,45 - Compare All Versions

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But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.

You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame.

But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed.

You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah

But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.

You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him. Interlude

But you have spurned and rejected him; you have become enraged with your anointed.

You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame.  Selah

But thou hast cast off and abhorred, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah

But GOD, you did walk off and leave us, you lost your temper with the one you anointed. You tore up the promise you made to your servant, you stomped his crown in the mud. You blasted his home to kingdom come, reduced his city to a pile of rubble Picked clean by wayfaring strangers, a joke to all the neighbors. You declared a holiday for all his enemies, and they’re celebrating for all they’re worth. Angry, you opposed him in battle, refused to fight on his side; You robbed him of his splendor, humiliated this warrior, ground his kingly honor in the dirt. You took the best years of his life and left him an impotent, ruined husk. How long do we put up with this, GOD? Are you gone for good? Will you hold this grudge forever? Remember my sorrow and how short life is. Did you create men and women for nothing but this? We’ll see death soon enough. Everyone does. And there’s no back door out of hell. So where is the love you’re so famous for, Lord? What happened to your promise to David? Take a good look at your servant, dear Lord; I’m the butt of the jokes of all nations, The taunting jokes of your enemies, GOD, as they dog the steps of your dear anointed. Blessed be GOD forever and always! Yes. Oh, yes.

But GOD, you did walk off and leave us, you lost your temper with the one you anointed. You tore up the promise you made to your servant, you stomped his crown in the mud. You blasted his home to kingdom come, reduced his city to a pile of rubble Picked clean by wayfaring strangers, a joke to all the neighbors. You declared a holiday for all his enemies, and they’re celebrating for all they’re worth. Angry, you opposed him in battle, refused to fight on his side; You robbed him of his splendor, humiliated this warrior, ground his kingly honor in the dirt. You took the best years of his life and left him an impotent, ruined husk. How long do we put up with this, GOD? Are you gone for good? Will you hold this grudge forever? Remember my sorrow and how short life is. Did you create men and women for nothing but this? We’ll see death soon enough. Everyone does. And there’s no back door out of hell. So where is the love you’re so famous for, Lord? What happened to your promise to David? Take a good look at your servant, dear Lord; I’m the butt of the jokes of all nations, The taunting jokes of your enemies, GOD, as they dog the steps of your dear anointed. Blessed be GOD forever and always! Yes. Oh, yes.

¶But You have rejected and refused, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

¶But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful LORD] have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.

But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king.

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