Returning query results in predefined order

Question

Is it possible to do a SELECT statement with a predetermined order, ie. selecting IDs 7,2,5,9 and 8 and returning them in that order, based on

Answer 1

Best I can think of is adding a second Column orderColumn:

7 1
2 2
5 3
9 4 
8 5

And then just do a ORDER BY orderColumn