Psalms 89
1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known your faithfulness to all generations.
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.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: your faithfulness shall you establish in the very heavens.
For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant,
You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:
4 Your seed will I establish for ever, and build up your throne to all generations. (Selah)
I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall praise your wonders, O LORD: your faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared to the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like to you? or to your faithfulness round about you?
Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.
9 You rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, you still them.
You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.
10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; you have scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours: as for the world and the fullness thereof, you have founded them.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.
12 The north and the south you have created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in your name.
You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.
13 You have a mighty arm: strong is your hand, and high is your right hand.
Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.
14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance.
How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.
16 In your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted.
They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.
17 For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted.
They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.
18 For the LORD is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then you spoke in vision to your holy one, and said, I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
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.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.
21 With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.
22 The enemy shall not exact on him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
26 He shall cry to me, You are 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 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for ever more, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.
33 Nevertheless my loving kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. (Selah)
It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” (Selah)
38 But you have cast off and abhorred, you have been wroth with your anointed.
But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!
39 You have made void the covenant of your servant: you have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!
40 You have broken down all his hedges; you have brought his strong holds to ruin.
You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.
41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.
Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.
42 You have set up the right hand of his adversaries; you have made all his enemies to rejoice.
You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.
43 You have also turned the edge of his sword, and have not made him to stand in the battle.
You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.
44 You have made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.
45 The days of his youth have you shortened: you have covered him with shame. (Selah)
You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)
46 How long, LORD? will you hide yourself for ever? shall your wrath burn like fire?
How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is: why have you made all men in vain?
Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?
48 What man is he that lives, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your truth?
Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!
51 With which your enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of your anointed.
Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.
52 Blessed be the LORD for ever more. Amen, and Amen.
May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.
