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 psalm of Ethan, the Ezrahite.” I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations!
2 For I said, “Kindness is built for all time, The heavens! You establish Your faithfulness in them.”
For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.
3 I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
“I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:
4 “Even for all time I establish your seed, And have built your throne to generation and generation.” (Selah)
Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)
5 And the heavens confess Your wonders, O YHWH, Your faithfulness [is] also in an assembly of holy ones.
The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!
6 For who in the sky, compares himself to YHWH? [Who] is like to YHWH among sons of the mighty?
Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?
7 God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.
A God greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones, And to be had in reverence above all who are around him?
8 O YHWH, God of Hosts, Who [is] like You—a strong YAH? And Your faithfulness [is] around You.
O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? 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 the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!
10 You have bruised Rahab, as one wounded. You have scattered Your enemies with the arm of Your strength.
Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.
11 The heavens [are] Yours, The earth [is] also Yours, The habitable world and its fullness, You have founded them.
The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.
12 North and south You have appointed them, Tabor and Hermon sing in Your Name.
The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
13 You have an arm with might, Strong is Your hand—high Your right hand.
Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.
14 Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Your throne, Kindness and truth go before Your face.
Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.
15 O the blessedness of the people knowing the shout, O YHWH, they habitually walk in the light of Your face.
Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
16 They rejoice in Your Name all the day, And they are exalted in Your righteousness,
In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!
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; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!
18 For our shield [is] of YHWH, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
For from Jehovah is our shield, And from 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,
Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst, —”I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from 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 him shall my hand be established, And 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 have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
23 And I have beaten down his adversaries before him, And I plague those hating him,
For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.
24 And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My Name is his horn exalted.
My faithfulness and mercy 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.
I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.
26 He proclaims to Me: “You [are] my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.”
He shall say to 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.
I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.
28 For all time I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] steadfast with him.
My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.
29 And I have set his seed forever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.
I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.
30 If his sons forsake My law, And do not walk in My judgments;
Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,
31 If they defile My statutes, And do not keep My commands,
Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,
32 I have looked after their transgression with a rod, And their iniquity with strokes,
I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
33 And I do not break My kindness from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.
But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 I do not profane My covenant, And I do not change that which is going forth from My lips.
I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.
35 Once I have sworn by My holiness, I do not lie to David,
Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.
36 His seed is for all time, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,
His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
37 It is established as the moon for all time, And the witness in the sky is steadfast. (Selah)
It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”
38 And You, You have cast off, and reject, You have shown Yourself angry with Your anointed,
But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.
39 Have rejected the covenant of Your servant, You have defiled his crown to the earth,
Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
40 You have broken down all his hedges, You have made his fortifications a ruin.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 Everyone passing by the way has spoiled him, He has been a reproach to his neighbors,
All who pass by plunder him; He is 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 lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.
43 Also—You turn back the sharpness of his sword, And have not established him in battle,
Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.
44 Have caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And have cast down his throne to the earth.
Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne 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 covered him with shame.
46 Until when, O YHWH, are You hidden? Does Your fury burn as fire forever?
How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?
47 Remember how [short] my lifetime [is]. Why have You created in vain All the sons of men?
Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all 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 liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld? (Sheol h7585)
49 Where [are] Your former kindnesses, O Lord, [Which] You have sworn to David in Your faithfulness?
Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,
Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,
51 With which Your enemies reproached, O YHWH, With which they have reproached The steps of Your anointed.
With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
52 Blessed [is] YHWH for all time. Amen and amen!
[Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]
