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.
Maschil 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 have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very 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 unto David my servant;
4 I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
5 All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?
For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the LORD,
7 The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.
A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?
8 Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness is round about thee.
9 You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10 You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
11 The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12 You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.
The north and the south, thou hast created them: 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.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is 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.
Righteousness and judgment 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.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful 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 do they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
17 They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18 Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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.
Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of 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 whom my hand shall be established; mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.
24 My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
He shall cry unto 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 also will make him [my] firstborn, the 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 will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.
Then will I visit their transgression with the 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 mercy will I not utterly take 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.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of 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 by my holiness; I will not lie unto David;
36 His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
His seed 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 as the moon, and [as] the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)
38 But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!
But thou hast cast off and rejected, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39 You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!
Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [even] 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 strong holds to rain.
41 Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
42 You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.
Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.
Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?
How long, O LORD, wilt thou hid thyself for ever? [how long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?
O remember how short my time is: for what vanity hast thou created all the children of 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 is he that shall live and not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?
Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
50 Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty peoples:
51 Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52 May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
