Psalm 89:19-37

Psalms 89:19-37 - Daily Devotion - 14 May 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park Yesterday we read the first section of Psalm 89, which praised God for his faithfulness and his power as the only creator and ruler of the heavens and the earth. God uses his power to bring justice, to tame and crush the proud and those who oppress his people. Today’s we’ll read the central section.As you read, keep in mind our two questions:What things in this Psalm can I relate to?Is there anything in the Psalm that makes me think of Jesus?19 You once spoke in a vision;to Your godly ones You said,“I have bestowed help on a warrior;I have exalted one chosen from the people.20 I have found My servant David;with My sacred oil I have anointed him.21 My hand will sustain him;surely My arm will strengthen him.22 No enemy will exact tribute;no wicked man will oppress him.23 I will crush his foes before himand strike down those who hate him.24 My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him,and through My name his horn will be exalted.25 I will set his hand over the sea,and his right hand upon the rivers.26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,my God, the Rock of my salvation.’27 I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn,the highest of the kings of the earth.28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him,and My covenant with him will stand fast.29 I will establish his line forever,his throne as long as the heavens endure.30 If his sons forsake My lawand do not walk in My judgments,31 if they violate My statutesand fail to keep My commandments,32 I will attend to their transgression with the rod,and to their iniquity with stripes.33 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him,nor ever betray My faithfulness.34 I will not violate My covenantor alter the utterance of My lips.35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—36 his offspring shall endure forever,and his throne before Me like the sun,37 like the moon, established forever,a faithful witness in the sky.”SelahREFLECTIONSNow think about the two questions:What things in this Psalm can I relate to?Is there anything in the Psalm that makes me think of Jesus?Then pray, seeking to delight in God or to depend on God.