This psalm is attributed again to Ethan the Ezrahite, as was the previous psalm, only this time he is in an enormously better mood! This time the psalm is jubilant starting: I will sing of the love of the Lord forever! He then goes on to praise God for his faithfulness, love, righteousness and justice. "Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings... he is more awesome than all who surround him... you founded the world and all that is in it". The psalm then goes on to recall and reaffirm the Davidic covenant... "with my sacred oil I have anointed him... my hand will sustain him... the most exalted of the kings of the earth... I will establish his line forever... I will not take my love from him even if his sons betray my faithfulness... I have sworn by my holiness and I will not lie to David." The psalm then changes tack focusing on some current crisis of Israel linked to which Ethan questions God as having renounced his covenant and made the enemies rejoice. He questions how long this current crisis will go on? Then the psalm ends with a short doxology.
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