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.

Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

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

For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.

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

I have made a covenant with my elect: 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)

Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

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

The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

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 clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

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

God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about 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 to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

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

Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.

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

Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.

11 Thine, are the heavens, Yea, thine, the earth, The world and the fulness thereof, Thou, didst found them;

Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:

12 The north and the south, Thou, didst create them, —Tabor and Hermon, with thy Name, shall shout for joy:

The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

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

Thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:

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

Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:

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 is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

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

And in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.

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

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

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

For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king 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;

Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.

20 I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;

I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him.

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

For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.

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

The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.

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

And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.

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

And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

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

And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.

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

He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.

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

And I will make him my firstborn, high above 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 keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.

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

And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.

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

And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments:

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

If they profane my justices: and keep not my commandments:

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

I will visit their iniquities with a rod: and their sins with stripes.

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

But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.

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

Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.

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

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

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

His seed shall endure for ever.

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

And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.

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

But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast been angry with thy anointed.

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

Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.

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

Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.

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

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

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

Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

43 Yea thou hast turned the edge of his sword, Neither hast thou caused him to stand in the battle;

Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and hast not assisted him in battle.

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

Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.

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

Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.

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

How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?

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

Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?

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)

Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell? (Sheol h7585)

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

Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

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

Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants (which I have held in my bosom) of many nations:

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

Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.

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

Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be it. So be it.