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.

An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth,

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 said, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'

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

I have made a covenant for 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)

'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. (Selah)

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

and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also [is] in an assembly of 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 sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

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 is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding 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] like Thee — a strong Jah? 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 [art] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.

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

Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.

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

Thine [are] the heavens — the earth also [is] Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

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

North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.

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

Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.

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

Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness 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;

O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.

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

In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,

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

For the beauty of their strength [art] Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

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

For of Jehovah [is] our shield, And of the Holy One of Israel 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;

Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of 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 I have anointed him.

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

With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him.

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

An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.

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

And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,

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

And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.

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

And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand.

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

He proclaimeth 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 also first-born do appoint him, 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;

To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him.

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

And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

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

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

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

If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,

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

I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity,

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

And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.

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

I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.

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

Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,

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

His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] 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)

As the moon it is established — to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. (Selah)

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

And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,

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

Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,

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 fenced places a ruin.

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

Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,

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

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused 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;

Also — Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,

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

Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.

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

Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. (Selah)

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

Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

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

Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of 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)

Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

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

Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,

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, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,

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

Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.

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

Blessed [is] Jehovah to the age. Amen, and amen!