Psalms 89
1 “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!
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
4 Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)
‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’”
5 The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!
The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?
For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
7 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?
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
8 O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
10 Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
12 The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
13 Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
14 Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
15 Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
16 In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!
They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 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;
You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from 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 sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.
My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
23 For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.
I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
25 I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.
I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
26 He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'
He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
27 I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
29 I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.
I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,
If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
31 Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,
if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
32 I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
33 But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
34 I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.
I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
35 Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
36 His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
37 It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.”
38 But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.
Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
41 All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.
You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.
You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
44 Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.
You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.
You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame.
46 How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
47 Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Sheol h7585)
49 Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
50 Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
51 With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
52 [Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
