Psalms 89

1 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.

[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 have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very 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 unto David my servant;

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)

'I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne for all generations.'" (Selah)

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the LORD,

For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of God is like the LORD,

7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?

a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness is round about thee.

LORD, God of hosts, who is a mighty one like you, LORD? Your faithfulness is around you.

9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

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, the earth also is thine: the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded 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, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

14 Righteousness and judgment 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 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

18 For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

For our shield belongs to the LORD; our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones, and said, "I have bestowed strength on 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 whom my hand shall be established; mine arm also shall strengthen him.

with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.

I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him; and in 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 set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

26 He shall cry unto 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 also will make him [my] firstborn, the 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 will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

And I will establish his descendants forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

If his children forsake my Law, and do not walk in my ordinances;

31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

if they break my statutes, and do not keep my commandments;

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

33 But my mercy will I not utterly take 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 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David;

Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

His descendants will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)

It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." (Selah)

38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [even] 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 strong holds to rain.

You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

All who pass by the way rob him. He has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors.

42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

43 Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported him in battle.

44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.

45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)

You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah)

46 How long, O LORD, wilt thou hid thyself for ever? [how long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?

How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

47 O remember how short my time is: for what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!

Remember how short my time is. Have you created the descendants of Adam for no reason?

48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

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 Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

LORD, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty peoples:

Remember, LORD, the ridicule of all the many peoples against your servants I have borne in my heart,

51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

how your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed the footsteps of your anointed one.

52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Blessed be the LORD forevermore. Amen, and Amen.