Psalms 89

1 An Instructive Psalm, by Ethan the Ezrahite. The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, age-abidingly will I sing, To generation after generation, will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.

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 said, To times age-abiding, shall lovingkindness be built up, As for the heavens, thou wilt establish thy faithfulness therein.

For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

3 I have solemnised a covenant, for my chosen one, I have sworn unto David my servant:

You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

4 Unto times age-abiding, will I establish thy seed, And will build up, unto generation after generation, thy throne. (Selah)

‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’”

5 So shall the heavens praise thy wondrousness, O Yahweh, —Yea, thy faithfulness, in the convocation of holy ones.

The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.

6 For whom, in the skies, can one compare unto Yahweh? [Or] can one liken unto Yahweh, among the sons of the mighty?

For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

7 A GOD inspiring awe in the circle of the holy ones, exceedingly, And to be reverenced above all who are round about him.

In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

8 O Yahweh, God of hosts! Who, like thee, is mighty, O Yah! With thy faithfulness round about thee:

O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

9 Thou, rulest over the swelling of the sea, When the rolling waves thereof lift themselves, Thou, dost bid them be still:

You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

10 Thou, hast crushed—as one slain—Rahab, With thy strong arm, hast thou scattered thy foes.

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

11 Thine, are the heavens, Yea, thine, the earth, The world and the fulness thereof, 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, Thou, didst create them, —Tabor and Hermon, with thy Name, shall shout for joy:

North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

13 Thine is an arm with might, Strong is thy hand, High is thy right hand;

Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

14 Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of thy throne, Lovingkindness and faithfulness, go before thy face.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

15 How happy are the people who know the joyful sound! O Yahweh! in the light of thy countenance, shall they firmly march along;

Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

16 In thy Name, shall they exult all the day, And, in thy righteousness, shall they be exalted.

They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

17 For, the beauty of their strength, thou art, And, in thine acceptance, shall our horns be exalted.

For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

18 For, to Yahweh, belongeth our Shield, And, to the Holy One of Israel, belongeth our King.

Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Then spakest thou in vision of thy men of lovingkindness, and saidst—I have laid help upon a mighty one, I have exalted one chosen from among 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 mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;

I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

21 With whom my hand shall be firm, Yea, mine arm, shall strengthen him;

My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

22 No foe shall make exactions on him, Nor shall, a son of perversity, humiliate him;

No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

23 And I will shatter, from before him, his adversaries, And, them who hate him, will I smite;

I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

24 And, my faithfulness and my lovingkindness, shall be with him, And, in my Name, exalted shall be his horn;

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

25 And I will set, in the sea, his hand, And, in the rivers, his right hand;

I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

26 He, shall cry out unto me, My Father, thou art, My GOD, and my Rock of Salvation!

He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

27 Yea, I, will appoint him, firstborn, Most High to the kings of the earth!

I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

28 Age-abidingly, will I keep for him my lovingkindness, And, my covenant, hath been made steadfast for him;

I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

29 Therefore will I appoint, to futurity, his seed, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

30 If his sons forsake my law, And, in my regulations, do not walk;

If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

31 If, my statutes, they profane, And, my commandments, do not keep:

if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

32 Then will I punish, with a rod, their transgression; And, with stripes, their iniquity:

I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

33 But, my lovingkindness, will I not frustrate from them, Neither will I falsify my faithfulness;

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

34 I will not violate my covenant, And that which hath proceeded out of my lips, will I not alter:

I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

35 One thing, have I sworn by my holiness, Verily, to David, will I not lie;

Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

36 His seed, age-abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me;

his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

37 Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age-abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. (Selah)

like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.”

38 Yet, thou thyself, hast cast off, and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine Anointed One!

Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.

39 Thou hast cast down the covenant of thy Servant, Thou hast profaned, to the earth, his crown;

You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

40 Thou hast broken down all his defenses, Thou hast laid his fortresses in ruins;

You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

41 All the passers by the way, have plundered him, He hath become a reproach to his neighbours;

All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

42 Thou hast raised the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast gladdened all his enemies;

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, Neither hast thou caused him to stand in the battle;

You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

44 Thou hast brought to an end his splendour, And, his throne—to the ground, hast thou hurled;

You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youths, —Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)

You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame.

46 How long, O Yahweh, Wilt thou hide thyself utterly? Shall thine indignation, burn like fire?

How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

47 Remember how short-lived, I, am, Wherefore, in vain, hast thou created all the sons of Adam?

Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

48 Who is the man that shall live, and not see death? That can deliver his soul from the hand of hades. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Sheol h7585)

49 Where are thy former lovingkindnesses, O My Lord? Thou didst swear unto David, in thy faithfulness!

Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

50 Remember, O My Lord, the reproach of thy servants, I have carried in my bosom the insult of the peoples:

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

51 In that thy foes have reproached, O Yahweh, In that they have reproached the footsteps of thine Anointed One!

how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

52 Blessed be Yahweh to times age-abiding, Amen, and Amen!

Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.