Psalms 89
1 “A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrachite.” The kindnesses of the Lord will I for ever sing: from generation to generation will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, To eternity will kindness be built up: the heavens—yea, in these wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 “I have made a covenant with my elect, I have sworn unto David my servant,
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:
4 Unto eternity will I establish thy seed, and I will build up thy throne, from generation to generation.” (Selah)
Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
5 And the heavens praise thy wonder, O Lord: also thy faithfulness in the assembly of holy ones.
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the sky can be compared unto the Lord? who can be likened unto the Lord among the sons of the mighty?
For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
7 God is greatly terrific in the secret council of the holy ones and fear-inspiring over all that are about 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 O Lord God of hosts, who is powerful, like thee, Eternal! and thy faithfulness is round about thee.
O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
9 Thou rulest over the pride of the sea: when its waves are lifted up, thou assuagest them.
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10 Thou didst crush Rahab as one that is slain: with thy strong arm didst thou scatter thy enemies.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
11 Thine are the heavens, also thine is the earth: as for the world and what filleth it, thou hast founded them.
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12 The north and the south—these hast thou created: Tabor and Chermon shall rejoice in thy name.
The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
13 Thine is the powerful arm, with might: strong is thy hand, and exalted is thy right hand.
Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the prop of thy throne: kindness and truth precede thy presence.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
15 Happy is the people that know the cornet's sound: O Lord, in the light of thy countenance will they ever walk firmly.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
16 In thy name will they be glad all the day, and in thy righteousness will they be exalted.
In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; and through thy favor will our horn be exalted.
For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
18 For of the Lord is our shield; and of the Holy One of Israel is our king.
For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then spokest thou in a vision to thy pious [servant], and saidst, “I have bestowed help to one that is mighty; I have exalted a youth out of the people;
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 found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him;
I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
21 With whom my hand shall be firmly established; also my arm shall strengthen him;
With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact from him like a lender: and the son of injustice shall not afflict him:
The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 And I will beat down before his face his assailants, and those that hate him will I plague.
And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my kindness shall be with him: and through my name shall his horn be exalted.
But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 And I will place on the sea his hand, and on the rivers his right hand.
I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.
26 He will call unto me, Thou art 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 Also I will appoint my first-born, the highest among the kings of the earth.
I also will make him [my] first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
28 For evermore will I keep for him my kindness, and my covenant shall stand faithfully with him.
My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 And I appoint for ever his seed, and his throne as the days of heaven.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my ordinances;
If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;
31 If they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:
If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments;
32 Then will I visit with the rod their transgressions, and with plagues their iniquity.
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
33 Nevertheless my kindness will I not make utterly void from him, and I will not act falsely against my faithfulness.
But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 I will not profane my covenant, and what is gone out of my lips will I not alter.
My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35 One thing have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie unto David.
Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne shall be like the sun before me.
His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
37 Like the moon shall it be firmly established for ever, and as this faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)
It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)
38 And yet thou hast east off and despised, thou hast become wroth with thy anointed.
But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned, down to the ground, his crown.
Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his fences: thou hast brought his strong-holds to terror.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him: he is become a reproach to his neighbors.
All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast raised up the right hand of his assailants: thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not let him stand erect in the battle.
Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast made his brilliancy cease; and his throne hast thou thrown down to the ground.
Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth: thou hast enshrouded him with shame. (Selah)
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself, continually? how long shall thy fury burn like fire?
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? [How long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember [what] I am, what my duration is [here], for what nothingness thou hast created all sons of men!
Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!
48 What man is there that can live, and shall not see death? that can deliver his soul from the power of the nether word? (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 are thy former kindnesses, O Lord, which thou hast sworn unto David by thy truth?
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the disgrace of thy servants; that I bear in my bosom the [burden] of all the many nations;
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty peoples,
51 That thy enemies have defied, O Lord; that they have defied the footsteps of thy anointed.
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
