Psalms 89
1 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.
“A psalm of Ethan, the Ezrahite.” I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations!
2 For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”
For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.
3 You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:
“I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:
4 I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)
Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)
5 All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.
The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!
6 For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?
Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?
7 The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.
A God greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones, And to be had in reverence above all who are around him?
8 Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.
O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
9 You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.
Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!
10 You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.
Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.
11 The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.
The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.
12 You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.
The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
13 Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.
Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.
14 Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.
Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.
15 How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.
Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
16 They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.
In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!
17 They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.
For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!
18 Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 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.
Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst, —”I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people;
20 I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.
I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.
With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.
22 His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.
The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
23 I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.
24 My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.
My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'
27 I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.
I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.
My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.
29 I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.
30 But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,
31 if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,
Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,
32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.
I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
33 However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.
But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.
I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.
35 By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.
Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.
36 His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
37 It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” (Selah)
It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”
38 But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!
But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.
39 You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!
Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
40 You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.
All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
42 You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.
Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.
43 You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.
Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.
44 You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.
Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.
45 You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)
Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.
46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?
How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?
47 Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?
Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
48 There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
What man liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld? (Sheol h7585)
49 Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?
Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
50 Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!
Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,
51 Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.
With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
52 May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.
[Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]
