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.
A maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness forever. I will proclaim your truthfulness to future 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, “Covenant faithfulness has been established forever; your truthfulness you have established in the 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 one, I have made an oath to David my servant.
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. (Selah)
I will establish your descendants forever, and I will establish your throne through all generations.” (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.
The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh; your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones.
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 skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.
He is a God who is greatly honored in the council of the holy ones and is awesome among all who surround him.
8 Jehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
Yahweh God of hosts, who is strong like you, Yahweh? Your truthfulness surrounds you.
9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
You rule the raging sea; when the waves surge, you calm them.
10 Thou hast crushed Rahab as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
You crushed Rahab as one who is killed. You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
11 Thine are the heavens, the earth also is thine; the world and its fulness, thou hast founded them.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth also. You made the world and all it contains.
12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon triumph in thy name.
You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thine is the arm of might: strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand.
You have a mighty arm and a strong hand, and your right hand is high.
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 your throne. Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you.
15 Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Blessed are the people who worship you! Yahweh, they walk in the light of your face.
16 In thy name are they joyful all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
They rejoice in your name all day long, and in your righteousness they exalt you.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
You are their majestic strength, and by your favor we are victorious.
18 For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.
For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king belongs 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.
Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” I have raised up one chosen from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
I have chosen David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 With whom my hand shall be established; and mine arm shall strengthen him.
My hand will support him; my arm will strengthen him.
22 No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;
No enemy will deceive him; no son of wickedness will oppress him.
23 But I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him.
I will crush his enemies before him; I will kill 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.
My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him; by my name he will be victorious.
25 And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
I will place his hand over the sea and his right hand over the rivers.
26 He shall call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation;
He will call out to me, 'You 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 place him as my firstborn son, the most exalted 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 extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever; and my covenant with him will be secure.
29 And I will establish his seed for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
I will make his descendants endure forever and his throne as enduring as the skies above.
30 If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;
If his children forsake my law and do not walk in my regulations,
31 If they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:
if they break my rules and do not keep my commands,
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
then will I punish their rebellion with a rod and their iniquity with blows.
33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor belie my faithfulness;
But I will not remove my steadfast love from him or be unfaithful to my promise.
34 My covenant will I not profane, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
I will not break my covenant or change the words of my lips.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:
Once and for all I have sworn 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 descendants will continue forever and his throne as long 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 will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)
38 But thou hast rejected and cast off; thou hast been very wroth with thine anointed:
But you have refused and rejected; you have been angry with your anointed king.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:
You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have desecrated his crown on the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
You have broken down all his walls. You have ruined his strongholds.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
All who pass by have robbed him. He has become an object of disgust to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:
You have raised the right hand of his enemies; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.
You turn back the edge of his sword and have not made him stand when in battle.
44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;
You have brought his splendor to an end; you have brought down his throne to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself, forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
47 Remember, as regards me, what life is. Wherefore hast thou created all the children of men to be vanity?
Oh, think about how short my time is, and for what uselessness you have created all the children of mankind!
48 What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Who can live and not die, or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness that you swore to David in your truthfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants — that I bear in my bosom [that of] all the mighty peoples —
Call to mind, Lord, the mocking directed against your servants and how I bear in my heart so many insults from the nations.
51 Wherewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; they mock the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore! Amen, and Amen.
Blessed be Yahweh forever. Amen and Amen.
