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 evermore of the love of the Lord, proclaiming to all generations his faithfulness.
2 For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.
For your love you did promise to build up forever, your faithfulness firm as the heavens themselves.
3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:
‘I have made with my chosen a covenant, and sworn to David my servant,
4 Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)
to establish his seed forever, and to build up his throne to all ages.’ (Selah)
5 The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!
Then the holy assembly in heaven praised your marvellous faithfulness, Lord.
6 Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?
For who in the skies may compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the gods?
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?
A God to be feared in the holy assembly, awful and great above all who are round 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 mighty as you? Your strength and faithfulness, Lord, surround you.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!
You are the Lord of the raging sea: when its waves surge, it is you who still them.
10 Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.
It was you who did pierce and crush Rahab in pieces, and scatter your foes by your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.
Yours are the heavens, yours also the earth, the world and its fulness, it’s you who did found them.
12 The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
The north and the south, it’s you have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout praise to your name.
13 Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.
You have an arm with the might of a hero; strong is your hand, high uplifted your right hand.
14 Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.
Justice and right are the base of your throne, kindness and faithfulness ever attend you.
15 Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
Happy the people who know the glad shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face.
16 In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!
They exult in your name all the day, and your righteousness they extol.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!
For you are our strength and our pride. Your favour will lift us to honour.
18 For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.
For the holy Lord of Israel keeps our defender and 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;
In a vision of old you did speak in this way to the one whom you loved: ‘A crown I have set on the hero I chose to be over the people
20 I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.
‘I found my servant David, and anointed with holy oil.
21 With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.
My hand will be with him forever, my arm will give him strength.
22 The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
‘No enemy will dare to assail him, nor the wicked to oppress him;
23 For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.
but his foes I will shatter before him, I will 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 loyal love shall attend him, and I will lift him to honour.
25 I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.
I will set his hand on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'
‘As for him, he will call me “My father, my God, and my rock of salvation.”
27 I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.
And I will make him my firstborn, highest of kings on the earth.
28 My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.
‘My love will I keep for him ever, my covenant with him shall stand fast.
29 I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.
His line will I make everlasting, and his throne as the days of the heavens.
30 Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,
‘If his children forsake my law, and walk not as I have ordained;
31 Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,
if they profane my statutes, and do not keep my commandments;
32 I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
‘I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with scourges.
33 But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But my love will I not take from him, nor will I belie my faithfulness.
34 I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.
‘I will not profane my covenant by changing the word that has passed my lips.
35 Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.
Once have I solemnly sworn and I would not lie to David,
36 His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
‘that his line should endure forever, 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.”
firm as the moon which for ever and ever is fixed in the sky.’ (Selah)
38 But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.
But you have cast off in contempt, and been furious with your anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
You have spurned the covenant with your servant, and his sacred crown dashed to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
You have broken down all his walls, and laid his bulwarks in ruins.
41 All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
All who pass on their way despoil him, the scorn of his neighbours is he now.
42 Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.
You have given his foes the victory, and made all his enemies glad.
43 Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.
You have turned back his sword from the foe, you did not lift him up in the battle.
44 Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.
The sceptre you took from his hand, and his throne you did hurl to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.
You have shortened the days of his youth, and 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 will you hide you forever? How long are the fires of your wrath to burn?
47 Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
Remember, Lord, the shortness of life how fleeting you made all people.
Who can live without seeing death? Who can rescue their life from the clutch of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Where, Lord, is your kindness of old, which you in your faithfulness 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, how your servants are mocked, how I bear in my heart the scorn of all nations
51 With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
The scorn which your enemies hurl, O Lord, which they hurl at the footsteps of your anointed.
52 [Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]
Blest be the Lord, for ever and ever. Amen and Amen.
