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 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!

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 know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.

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

“I have made a covenant with my chosen; 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 family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)

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

The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!

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

Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of 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.

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?

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

O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness 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 raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!

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

Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.

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

The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.

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

The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

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

Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.

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

Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth 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;

Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They 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.

In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!

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; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!

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

For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.

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;

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;

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 have I anointed him.

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

With him shall my hand be established, 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 not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.

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

For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that 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 mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.

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

I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.

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

He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'

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

I will also make him my first-born, 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;

My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.

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

I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.

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

Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,

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

Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,

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

I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

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

But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

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

I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.

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

Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.

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

His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.

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

It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”

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

But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.

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

Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.

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

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

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 is a reproach to his neighbors.

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

Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.

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

Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.

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

Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne 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 youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.

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

How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?

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

Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast 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 liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld? (Sheol h7585)

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

Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which 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:

Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,

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

With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!

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

[Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]