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.

AN INSTRUCTION OF ETHAN THE EZRAHITE. Of the kind acts of YHWH, I sing for all time, From generation to generation I make known Your faithfulness with my mouth,

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

For I said, “Kindness is built for all time, The heavens! You establish Your faithfulness in them.”

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

I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:

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

“Even for all time I establish your seed, And have built your throne to generation and generation.” (Selah)

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

And the heavens confess Your wonders, O YHWH, Your faithfulness [is] also in an assembly of 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 sky, compares himself to YHWH? [Who] is like to YHWH among sons of the mighty?

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

God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding 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 YHWH, God of Hosts, Who [is] like You—a strong YAH? And Your faithfulness [is] around You.

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

You [are] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows You restrain them.

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

You have bruised Rahab, as one wounded. You have scattered Your enemies with the arm of Your strength.

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

The heavens [are] Yours, The earth [is] also Yours, The habitable world and its fullness, You have founded them.

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

North and south You have appointed them, Tabor and Hermon sing in Your Name.

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

You have an arm with might, Strong is Your hand—high Your right hand.

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

Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Your throne, Kindness and truth go before Your face.

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

O the blessedness of the people knowing the shout, O YHWH, they habitually walk in the light of Your face.

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

They rejoice in Your Name all the day, And they are exalted in Your righteousness,

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

For You [are] the beauty of their strength, And in Your good will is our horn exalted,

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

For our shield [is] of YHWH, 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.

Then You have spoken in vision, To Your saint, indeed, You say, I have placed help on a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of 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 holy oil I have anointed him.

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

With whom My hand is established, My arm also strengthens him.

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

An enemy does not exact on him, And a son of perverseness does not afflict him.

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

And I have beaten down his adversaries before him, And I plague those hating him,

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

And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My Name is his horn exalted.

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

And I have 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 proclaims to Me: “You [are] my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.”

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

I also appoint him firstborn, 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.

For all time I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] steadfast with him.

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

And I have set his seed forever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

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 defile My statutes, And do not keep My commands,

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

I have looked after their transgression with a rod, And their iniquity with strokes,

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

And I do not break My kindness from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.

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

I do not profane My covenant, And I do not change that which is going forth from My lips.

35 Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

Once I have sworn by My holiness, I do not lie to David,

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before Me.

His seed is for all time, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,

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

It is established as the moon for all time, And the witness in the sky is steadfast. (Selah)

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

And You, You have cast off, and reject, You have shown Yourself angry with Your anointed,

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

Have rejected the covenant of Your servant, You have defiled his crown to the earth,

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

You have broken down all his hedges, You have made his fortifications a ruin.

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

Everyone passing by the way has spoiled him, He has been 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 adversaries, You have caused all his enemies to rejoice.

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

Also—You turn back the sharpness of his sword, And have not established him in battle,

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

Have caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And have cast down his throne to the earth.

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

You have shortened the days of his youth, Have covered him over [with] shame. (Selah)

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

Until when, O YHWH, are You hidden? Does Your fury burn as fire forever?

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

Remember how [short] my lifetime [is]. Why have You created in vain All the sons of 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)

Who [is] the man that lives, and does not see death? He delivers his soul from the hand of Sheol. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

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

Where [are] Your former kindnesses, O Lord, [Which] You have sworn to David in Your faithfulness?

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, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,

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

With which Your enemies reproached, O YHWH, With which they have reproached The steps of Your anointed.

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

Blessed [is] YHWH for all time. Amen and amen!