Psalms 89

1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

AN INSTRUCTION OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE. Of the kind acts of YHWH, I sing for all time, From generation to generation I make known Your faithfulness with my mouth,

2 For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

For I said, “Kindness is built for all time, The heavens! You establish Your faithfulness in them.”

3 You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:

4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’”

“Even for all time I establish your seed, And have built your throne to generation and generation.” (Selah)

5 The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.

And the heavens confess Your wonders, O YHWH, Your faithfulness [is] also in an assembly of holy ones.

6 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

For who in the sky, compares himself to YHWH? [Who] is like to YHWH among sons of the mighty?

7 In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.

8 O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

O YHWH, God of Hosts, Who [is] like You—a strong YAH? And Your faithfulness [is] around You.

9 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

You [are] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows You restrain them.

10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

You have bruised Rahab, as one wounded. You have scattered Your enemies with the arm of Your strength.

11 The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.

The heavens [are] Yours, The earth [is] also Yours, The habitable world and its fullness, You have founded them.

12 North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

North and south You have appointed them, Tabor and Hermon sing in Your Name.

13 Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

You have an arm with might, Strong is Your hand—high Your right hand.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Your throne, Kindness and truth go before Your face.

15 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

O the blessedness of the people knowing the shout, O YHWH, they habitually walk in the light of Your face.

16 They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

They rejoice in Your Name all the day, And they are exalted in Your righteousness,

17 For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

For You [are] the beauty of their strength, And in Your good will is our horn exalted,

18 Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

For our shield [is] of YHWH, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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.

Then You have spoken in vision, To Your saint, indeed, You say, I have placed help on a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

20 I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

I have found My servant David, With My holy oil I have anointed him.

21 My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

With whom My hand is established, My arm also strengthens him.

22 No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

An enemy does not exact on him, And a son of perverseness does not afflict him.

23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

And I have beaten down his adversaries before him, And I plague those hating him,

24 My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My Name is his horn exalted.

25 I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

And I have set his hand on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

He proclaims to Me: “You [are] my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.”

27 I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

I also appoint him firstborn, 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.

For all time I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] steadfast with him.

29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

And I have set his seed forever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

30 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

If his sons forsake My law, And do not walk in My judgments;

31 if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

If they defile My statutes, And do not keep My commands,

32 I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

I have looked after their transgression with a rod, And their iniquity with strokes,

33 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

And I do not break My kindness from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.

34 I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

I do not profane My covenant, And I do not change that which is going forth from My lips.

35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

Once I have sworn by My holiness, I do not lie to David,

36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

His seed is for all time, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,

37 like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.”

It is established as the moon for all time, And the witness in the sky is steadfast. (Selah)

38 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.

And You, You have cast off, and reject, You have shown Yourself angry with Your anointed,

39 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

Have rejected the covenant of Your servant, You have defiled his crown to the earth,

40 You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

You have broken down all his hedges, You have made his fortifications a ruin.

41 All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Everyone passing by the way has spoiled him, He has been a reproach to his neighbors,

42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries, You have caused all his enemies to rejoice.

43 You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

Also—You turn back the sharpness of his sword, And have not established him in battle,

44 You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

Have caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And have cast down his throne to the earth.

45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame.

You have shortened the days of his youth, Have covered him over [with] shame. (Selah)

46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

Until when, O YHWH, are You hidden? Does Your fury burn as fire forever?

47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

Remember how [short] my lifetime [is]. Why have You created in vain All the sons of men?

48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Sheol h7585)

Who [is] the man that lives, and does not see death? He delivers his soul from the hand of Sheol. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

49 Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

Where [are] Your former kindnesses, O Lord, [Which] You have sworn to David in Your faithfulness?

50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,

51 how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

With which Your enemies reproached, O YHWH, With which they have reproached The steps of Your anointed.

52 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.

Blessed [is] YHWH for all time. Amen and amen!