Psalms 89

1 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,

“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.

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

For I have said, To eternity will kindness be built up: the heavens—yea, in these wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.

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

“I have made a covenant with my elect, I have sworn unto David my servant,

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

Unto eternity will I establish thy seed, and I will build up thy throne, from generation to generation.” (Selah)

5 And the heavens confess Your wonders, O YHWH, Your faithfulness [is] also in an assembly of holy ones.

And the heavens praise thy wonder, O Lord: also thy faithfulness in the assembly of holy ones.

6 For who in the sky, compares himself to YHWH? [Who] is like to YHWH among sons of the mighty?

For who in the sky can be compared unto the Lord? who can be likened unto the Lord among the sons of the mighty?

7 God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.

God is greatly terrific in the secret council of the holy ones and fear-inspiring over all that are about him.

8 O YHWH, God of Hosts, Who [is] like You—a strong YAH? And Your faithfulness [is] around You.

O Lord God of hosts, who is powerful, like thee, Eternal! and thy faithfulness is round about thee.

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

Thou rulest over the pride of the sea: when its waves are lifted up, thou assuagest them.

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

Thou didst crush Rahab as one that is slain: with thy strong arm didst thou scatter thy enemies.

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

Thine are the heavens, also thine is the earth: as for the world and what filleth it, thou hast founded them.

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

The north and the south—these hast thou created: Tabor and Chermon shall rejoice in thy name.

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

Thine is the powerful arm, with might: strong is thy hand, and exalted is thy right hand.

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

Righteousness and justice are the prop of thy throne: kindness and truth precede thy presence.

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

Happy is the people that know the cornet's sound: O Lord, in the light of thy countenance will they ever walk firmly.

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

In thy name will they be glad all the day, and in thy righteousness will they be exalted.

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

For thou art the glory of their strength; and through thy favor will our horn be exalted.

18 For our shield [is] of YHWH, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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

19 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,

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;

20 I have found My servant David, With My holy oil I have anointed him.

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him;

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

With whom my hand shall be firmly established; also my arm shall strengthen him;

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

The enemy shall not exact from him like a lender: and the son of injustice shall not afflict him:

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

And I will beat down before his face his assailants, and those that hate him will I plague.

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

But my faithfulness and my kindness shall be with him: and through my name shall his horn be exalted.

25 And I have set his hand on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

And I will place on the sea his hand, and on the rivers his right hand.

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

He will call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

27 I also appoint him firstborn, Highest of the kings of the earth.

Also I will appoint my first-born, the highest among the kings of the earth.

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

For evermore will I keep for him my kindness, and my covenant shall stand faithfully with him.

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

And I appoint for ever his seed, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his sons forsake My law, And do not walk in My judgments;

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my ordinances;

31 If they defile My statutes, And do not keep My commands,

If they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:

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

Then will I visit with the rod their transgressions, and with plagues their iniquity.

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

Nevertheless my kindness will I not make utterly void from him, and I will not act falsely against my faithfulness.

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

I will not profane my covenant, and what is gone out of my lips will I not alter.

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

One thing have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie unto David.

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

His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne shall be like the sun before me.

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

Like the moon shall it be firmly established for ever, and as this faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)

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

And yet thou hast east off and despised, thou hast become wroth with thy anointed.

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

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned, down to the ground, his crown.

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

Thou hast broken down all his fences: thou hast brought his strong-holds to terror.

41 Everyone passing by the way has spoiled him, He has been a reproach to his neighbors,

All that pass by the way plunder him: he is become a reproach to his neighbors.

42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries, You have caused all his enemies to rejoice.

Thou hast raised up the right hand of his assailants: thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.

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

Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not let him stand erect in the battle.

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

Thou hast made his brilliancy cease; and his throne hast thou thrown down to the ground.

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

Thou hast shortened the days of his youth: thou hast enshrouded him with shame. (Selah)

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

How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself, continually? how long shall thy fury burn like fire?

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

Remember [what] I am, what my duration is [here], for what nothingness thou hast created all sons of men!

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

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)

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

Where are thy former kindnesses, O Lord, which thou hast sworn unto David by thy truth?

50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,

Remember, Lord, the disgrace of thy servants; that I bear in my bosom the [burden] of all the many nations;

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

That thy enemies have defied, O Lord; that they have defied the footsteps of thy anointed.

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

Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.