Psalms 89
1 I will sing of the loving kindness of Jehovah forever. With my mouth I will make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
[A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.] I will sing of the loving kindness of YHWH forever. With my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever. Thy faithfulness thou will establish in the very heavens.
I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen. I have sworn to David my servant:
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,
4 Thy seed I will establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
'I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne for all generations.'" (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah, thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the sanctified.
The heavens will praise your wonders, YHWH; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the clouds can be compared to Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like Jehovah,
For who in the skies can be compared to YHWH? Who among the sons of God is like YHWH,
7 a God very awesome in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all those who are round about him?
a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
8 O Jehovah God of hosts, who is a mighty one like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
YHWH, the God of hosts, who is a mighty one like you, JAH? Your faithfulness is around you.
9 Thou rule the pride of the sea. When the waves of it arise, thou still them.
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
10 Thou have broken Rahab in pieces, as a wounded man. Thou have scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine, the world and the fullness of it; thou have founded them.
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
12 The north and the south, thou have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thou have a mighty arm. Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne. Loving kindness and truth go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
15 Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout. They walk in the light of your presence, YHWH.
16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
17 For thou are the glory of their strength, and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
18 For our shield belongs to Jehovah, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
For our shield belongs to YHWH; our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then thou spoke in a vision to thy sanctified, and said, I have laid help upon a mighty man. I have exalted a chosen man out of the people.
Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones, and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
20 I have found David my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,
I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
21 with whom my hand shall be established. My arm also shall strengthen him.
with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact from him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite those who hate him,
I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
24 but my faithfulness and my loving kindness shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
25 I will also set his hand on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, Thou are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
27 I also will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will keep my loving kindness for him for evermore. And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.
29 I will also make his seed to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
And I will establish his descendants forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in my ordinances,
If his children forsake my Law, and do not walk in my ordinances;
31 if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments,
if they break my statutes, and do not keep my commandments;
32 then I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes,
then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 but my loving kindness I will not utterly take from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 I will not break my covenant, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
35 I have sworn once by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
36 His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
His descendants will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.
37 It shall be established forever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." (Selah)
38 But thou have cast off and rejected. Thou have been angry with thine anointed.
But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.
39 Thou have abhorred the covenant of thy servant. Thou have profaned his crown to the ground.
You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 Thou have broken down all his hedges. Thou have brought his strongholds to ruin.
You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
All who pass by the way rob him. He has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors.
42 Thou have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. Thou have made all his enemies to rejoice.
You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43 Yea, thou turn back the edge of his sword, and have not made him to stand in the battle.
Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported him in battle.
44 Thou have made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth thou have shortened. Thou have covered him with shame. (Selah)
You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, O Jehovah? Will thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn like fire?
How long, YHWH? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
47 O remember how short my time is, for what vanity thou have created all the sons of men!
Remember how short my time is. Have you created the descendants of Adam for no reason?
48 What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Lord, where are thy former loving kindnesses, which thou swore to David in thy faithfulness?
YHWH, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants, how I bear in my bosom all the mighty peoples,
Remember, YHWH, the ridicule of all the many peoples against your servants I have borne in my heart,
51 with which thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, with which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
how your enemies have ridiculed, YHWH, how they have ridiculed the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Truly, and Truly.
Blessed be YHWH forevermore. Amen, and Amen.
