Tingtoeng 89
1 Ezrakhi Ethan kah Hlohlai BOEIPA kah sitlohnah te, cadilcahma phoeikah cadilcahma duela, kumhal ah ka hlai ni. Namah kah uepomnah te, ka ka neh ka tukkil ni.
A psalm (maskil) of Ethan the Ezraite I will sing of the Lord's trustworthy love forever; I will tell all generations of your faithfulness.
2 Sitlohnah loh vaan a khoeng tih, a khuiah na uepomnah na soepboe te kumhal ah ka thui ni.
For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”
3 Ka coelh taengah moi ka boh tih ka sal David taengah ka toemngam coeng.
You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:
4 Na tiingan te kumhal duela ka thoh vetih na ngolkhoel te cadilcahma phoeikah cadilcahma ham ka hol pah ni. (Selah)
I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)
5 Te dongah BOEIPA nang kah khobaerhambae te vaan rhoek loh, na uepomnah khaw a cim hlangping khuiah a uem uh.
All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.
6 BOEIPA neh khomong dongah unim aka tluk tih vaan hlang khuiah BOEIPA te u long nim a puet?
For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?
7 Pathen taengah tah, boeiping hlangcim kah baecenol nen khaw a sarhing pai. Te dongah a kaepvai boeih lakah a rhih om pai.
The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.
8 Caempuei Pathen, BOEIPA namah bangla unim aka om? BOEIPA tah tlung tih na kaepvai ah na uepomnah om.
Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.
9 Tuitunli kah a hoemdamnah te aka taemrhai khaw namah ni. Tuilae a thoh vaengah amih te na domyok sak.
You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.
10 Nang loh Rahab na ngawn bangla na bantha neh na phop tih na thunkha rhoek te na sarhi neh na yaal.
You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.
11 Vaan rhoek khaw nang kah, diklai khaw nang kah bal. Lunglai neh anih dongkah aka om boeih namah loh na suen.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.
12 Tlangpuei neh bantang khaw namah loh na suen. Tabor neh Hermon loh na ming neh tamhoe rhoi.
You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.
13 Na ban te thayung thamal sai tih na kut khaw tanglue. Te dongah na bantang kut tah a pomsang.
Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.
14 Na ngolkhoel hmuen la duengnah neh tiktamnah om tih sitlohnah neh oltak loh na hmai ah n'doe.
Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.
15 BOEIPA kah tamlung aka ming tih na mikhmuh kah vangnah khuiah aka pongpa pilnam tah a yoethen pai saeh.
How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.
16 Na ming neh hnin takuem omngaih uh tih na duengnah neh pomsang uh.
They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.
17 Amih kah boeimangnah sarhi la nang na om dongah na kolonah neh ka ki khaw na pomsang rhoela na pomsang coeng.
They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.
18 BOEIPA tah kaimih kah photling, Israel kah a cim, kaimih kah manghai ni.
Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Saivai atah, na hlangcim rhoek te mangthui neh na voek tih, “Pilnam khui lamkah ka coelh hlangrhalh taengah bomkung ka mop pah tih ka pomsang coeng.
Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said, “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.
20 Ka sal David te ka hmuh coeng tih kamah kah situi cim neh ka koelh coeng.
I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.
21 Ka kut te anih taengah tawn uh tih ka ban loh anih a thoh ni.
I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.
22 Anih te thunkha loh phae pawt vetih dumlai ca long khaw phaep mahpawh.
His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.
23 Tedae a rhal te anih mikhmuh ah ka phop pah vetih a lunguet khaw ka vuek pah ni.
I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
24 Te vaengah anih taengah kai kah uepomnah neh sitlohnah om vetih ka ming neh a ki khaw pomsang uh ni.
My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.
25 A kut te tuitunli soah, a bantang kut te tuiva rhoek soah ka khueh pah ni.
I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
26 Anih loh kai te, “Nang tah ka napa, ka Pathen neh kai ham khangnah lungpang,” lan'khue ni.
He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
27 Kai long khaw anih te caming omthang neh diklai manghai rhoek kah a sangkoek la ka khueh ni.
I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Kamah kah sitlohnah te anih ham kumhal duela ka ngaithuen rhoe ka ngaithuen pah vetih, ka paipi he anih taengah cak ni.
I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.
29 Te dongah a tiingan te a yoeyah la ka thoh pah vetih a ngolkhoel loh vaan khohnin bangla om ni.
I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
30 A ca rhoek loh ka olkhueng he a hnoo uh tih ka tiktamnah dongah a pongpa uh pawt atah,
But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
31 ka khosing te a poeih uh tih ka olpaek te a ngaithuen uh pawt atah,
if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,
32 amih kah boekoek te mancai neh, amih thaesainah te khaw tlohthae neh ka cawh thil van ni.
I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.
33 Tedae ka sitlohnah he anih taeng lamloh ka phae pah pawt vetih ka uepomnah te rhi ka lat pah mahpawh.
However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.
34 Ka paipi he ka poeih pawt vetih ka hmui lamkah aka thoeng khaw ka thovael mahpawh.
I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.
35 Ka cimcaihnah neh vai ka toemngam tangtae te David taengah khaw ka laithae mahpawh.
By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.
36 Anih kah tiingan te kumhal duela om vetih a ngolkhoel loh kai hmaiah khomik bangla om ni.
His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
37 Hl a bangla kumhal ah cikngae vetih khomong soah uepom laipai la om ni,” na ti. (Selah)
It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” (Selah)
38 Tedae na hlahpham tih na hnawt coeng dongah na koelh hlang te na poe.
But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!
39 Na salpa kah paipi te na hai tih a rhuisam khaw diklai neh na poeih pah.
You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!
40 Anih kah tanglung khaw boeih na phae pah tih a hmuencak rhoek khaw porhaknah la na khueh pah.
You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.
41 Longpuei kah aka pongpa boeih loh anih te a rheth uh dongah a imben rhoek kah kokhahnah coeng.
Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.
42 A rhal rhoek kah bantang kut te na pomsang pah tih a thunkha boeih kah ko na hoe sak.
You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.
43 A cunghang taeh khaw na kolong pah sak tih caemtloek vaengah khaw na duel pawh.
You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.
44 A caihcilnah te na kangkuen sak tih a ngolkhoel te diklai la na voeih pah.
You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.
45 A cacawn tue na rhaem pah tih, yah neh na thing. (Selah)
You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)
46 BOEIPA nang mevaeng hil nim na thuh uh vetih, na kosi loh hmai bangla a yoeyah la rhong ve?
How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?
47 Hlang ca rhoek boeih na suen he a poeyoek mai la. Te dongah mebang khosaknah dongah khaw kai he m'poek lah.
Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?
48 Mebang hlang nim aka hing tih dueknah hmuh pawt ham, saelkhui kut lamkah a hinglu te aka poeng aka hal thai? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Ka Boeipa aw, lamhma kah na sitlohnah te ta? David taengah na uepomnah neh na toemngam te.
Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?
50 Ka Boeipa aw na sal sokah kokhahnah he poek lah. Pilnam kah tuituknah boeih he ka kodang ah ka phueih he.
Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!
51 BOEIPA aw, na thunkha rhoek loh m'veet uh coeng te, na koelh hlang kah kholaeh khaw a veet uh coeng te.
Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.
52 BOEIPA tah kumhal duela a yoethen pai. Amen phoeiah Amen.
May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.
