Psalms 89

1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.

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.

2 For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; in the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness.

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

3 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:

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

4 For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to all generations.' (Selah)

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

5 So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

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

6 For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,

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

7 A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?

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

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.

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

9 Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.

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

10 Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength.

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

11 Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; the world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.

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

12 The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.

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

13 Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.

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

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; mercy and truth go before Thee.

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

15 Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.

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

16 In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; and through Thy righteousness are they exalted.

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

17 For Thou art the glory of their strength; and in Thy favour our horn is exalted.

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

18 For of the LORD is our shield; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

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

19 Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, and saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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.

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

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

21 With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

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

22 The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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

23 And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.

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

24 But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and through My name shall his horn be exalted.

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

25 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

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

26 He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

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

27 I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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

28 For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.

I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

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

30 If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances;

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

31 If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments;

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

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with strokes.

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

33 But My mercy will I not break off from him, nor will I be false to My faithfulness.

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

34 My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.

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

35 Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false 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 offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon; and be stedfast as the witness in sky.' (Selah)

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

38 But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.

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

39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.

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

40 Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

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

41 All that pass by the way spoil him; he is become a taunt to his neighbours.

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

42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

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

43 Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

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

44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

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

45 The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)

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

46 How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?

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

47 O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!

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

48 What man is he that liveth and shall not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

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

49 Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?

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

50 Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the taunt of so many peoples;

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

51 Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed.

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

52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.