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 contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:
“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 to all generations.’” (Selah)
5 The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!
The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also 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 be compared to the LORD? Who amongst the sons of 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?
a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
8 O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
LORD, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? LORD, your faithfulness is around you.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
10 Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.
You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have 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. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
12 The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.
You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and 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 kindness and truth go before your face.
15 Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;
Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
16 In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!
In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
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. In your favour, our horn will be exalted.
18 For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.
For our shield belongs to the LORD, 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;
Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
20 I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.
I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
21 With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.
with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23 For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.
I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who 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 loving kindness will be with him. In 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 also 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!'
He will call to me, ‘You are 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.
I will also appoint him 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 keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
29 I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.
I will also make his offspring endure forever, 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 don’t walk in my ordinances;
31 Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,
if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;
32 I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.
I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.
Once 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 will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)
38 But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.
But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled 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 hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbours.
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 adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43 Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.
Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven’t supported 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 splendour, and thrown his throne down 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. You have 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 yourself forever? Will your 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, for what vanity you have created all the children of men!
What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
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 your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
51 With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
With which your enemies have mocked, LORD, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 [Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]
Blessed be the LORD forever more. Amen, and Amen.
