Psalms 89
1 An instruction. Of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.
I will sing of the loving kindness of Jehovah forever. With my mouth I will make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever. Thy faithfulness thou will establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with mine elect, I have sworn unto David my servant:
I have made a covenant with my chosen. I have sworn to David my servant:
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. (Selah)
Thy seed I will establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah, thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the sanctified.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? [who] among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?
For who in the clouds can be compared to Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like Jehovah,
7 God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.
a God very awesome in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all those who are round about him?
8 Jehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
O Jehovah God of hosts, who is a mighty one like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
Thou rule the pride of the sea. When the waves of it arise, thou still them.
10 Thou hast crushed Rahab as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
Thou have broken Rahab in pieces, as a wounded man. Thou have scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
11 Thine are the heavens, the earth also is thine; the world and its fulness, thou hast founded them.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine, the world and the fullness of it; thou have founded them.
12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon triumph in thy name.
The north and the south, thou have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
13 Thine is the arm of might: strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand.
Thou have a mighty arm. Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14 Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne. Loving kindness and truth go before thy face.
15 Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
16 In thy name are they joyful all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
In thy name do they rejoice all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
For thou are the glory of their strength, and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
18 For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.
For our shield belongs to Jehovah, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
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.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
I have found David my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom my hand shall be established; and mine arm shall strengthen him.
with whom my hand shall be established. My arm also shall strengthen him.
22 No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;
The enemy shall not exact from him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 But I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him.
And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite those who hate him,
24 And my faithfulness and my loving-kindness shall be with him, and by my name shall his horn be exalted.
but my faithfulness and my loving kindness shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
I will also set his hand on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation;
He shall cry to me, Thou are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27 And as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
I also will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;
I will keep my loving kindness for him for evermore. And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 And I will establish his seed for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
I will also make his seed to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;
If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in my ordinances,
31 If they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:
if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments,
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
then I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes,
33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor belie my faithfulness;
but my loving kindness I will not utterly take from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant will I not profane, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
I will not break my covenant, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:
I have sworn once by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me;
His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. (Selah)
It shall be established forever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)
38 But thou hast rejected and cast off; thou hast been very wroth with thine anointed:
But thou have cast off and rejected. Thou have been angry with thine anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:
Thou have abhorred the covenant of thy servant. Thou have profaned his crown to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
Thou have broken down all his hedges. Thou have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:
Thou have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. Thou have made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.
Yea, thou turn back the edge of his sword, and have not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;
Thou have made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
The days of his youth thou have shortened. Thou have covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
How long, O Jehovah? Will thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember, as regards me, what life is. Wherefore hast thou created all the children of men to be vanity?
O remember how short my time is, for what vanity thou have created all the sons of men!
48 What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he 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 Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Lord, where are thy former loving kindnesses, which thou swore to David in thy faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants — that I bear in my bosom [that of] all the mighty peoples —
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants, how I bear in my bosom all the mighty peoples,
51 Wherewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
with which thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, with which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore! Amen, and Amen.
Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Truly, and Truly.
