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!
Maschil 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 know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:
I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
5 The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6 Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto 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?
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.
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] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10 Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong 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] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12 The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand.
14 Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.
Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
16 In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!
For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18 For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.
For the LORD [is] our defence; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king.
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;
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, 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 him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24 My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.
But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He shall say to 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 I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.
Also I will make him [my] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.
My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.
His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32 I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35 Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
36 His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. (Selah)
38 But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
41 All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.
Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Lord, where [are] thy former lovingkindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
50 Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts 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 people;
51 With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52 [Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]
Blessed [be] the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
