Psalms 89
1 A poem of Ethan the Ezrachite. [the] covenant loyalti of Yahweh forever I will sing to a generation and a generation - I will make known faithfulness your with mouth my.
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 have said forever covenant loyalty it will be built [the] heavens - you establish faithfulness your in them.
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
3 I have made a covenant to chosen one my I have sworn an oath to David servant my.
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
4 Until perpetuity I will establish offspring your and I will build to a generation and a generation throne your (Selah)
‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’”
5 So they may praise [the] heavens wonder[s] your O Yahweh also faithfulness your in [the] assembly of [the] holy [ones].
The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who? in the cloud[s] is he comparable to Yahweh is he like? Yahweh among [the] sons of gods.
For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
7 God [is] awesome in [the] council of [the] holy [ones] much and to be feared above all [those] around 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 you [is] mighty - O Yahweh and faithfulness your [is] around you.
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
9 You [are] ruling over [the] swelling of the sea when rise up waves its you you calm them.
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
10 You you crushed like [one] slain Rahab with [the] arm of strength your you scattered enemies your.
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 [belongs] to You heaven also [belongs] to you [the] earth [the] world and what fills it you you founded them.
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
12 [the] north And [the] south you you created them Tabor and Hermon at name your they shout for joy.
North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
13 [belongs] to You an arm with strength it is strong hand your it is exalted right [hand] your.
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
14 [is] righteousness And justice [the] foundation of throne your covenant loyalty and faithfulness they come to meet face your.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
15 How blessed! [is] the people [which] know a shout of joy O Yahweh in [the] light of presence your they walk!
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
16 In name your they rejoice! all the day and in righteousness your they are exalted.
They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
17 For [are] [the] splendor of strength their you and in favor your (it is exalted *Q(K)*) horn our.
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 For [belongs] to Yahweh shield our and [belongs] to [the] holy [one] of Israel king our.
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then you spoke in a vision to faithful [people] your and you said I have placed help on a warrior I have raised up a chosen [one] from [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 servant my with [the] oil of holiness my I have anointed him.
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 Whom hand my it will be steadfast with him also arm my it will strengthen him.
My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
22 Not he will deceive an enemy him and a son of injustice not he will afflict him.
No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
23 And I will crush from before him opponents his and [those who] hate him I will strike down.
I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
24 And faithfulness my and covenant loyalty my [will be] with him and in name my it will be exalted horn his.
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
25 And I will set on the sea hand his and on the rivers right [hand] his.
I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
26 He he will call out to me [are] father my you God my and [the] rock of salvation my.
He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
27 Also I firstborn I will make him 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 For ever (I will keep *Q(k)*) to him covenant loyalty my and covenant my [will be] reliable to him.
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
29 And I will establish for ever offspring his and throne his like [the] days of [the] heavens.
I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 If they will forsake sons his law my and in judgments my not they will walk!
If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
31 If statutes my they will violate and commandments my not they will keep.
if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
32 And I will punish with a rod transgression their and with plagues iniquity their.
I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
33 And covenant loyalty my not I will break off from with him and not I will deal falsely with faithfulness my.
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
34 Not I will violate covenant my and [the] utterance of lips my not I will change.
I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
35 One [time] I have sworn an oath by holiness my if to David I will lie.
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
36 Offspring his for ever it will be and throne his like the sun before me.
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
37 Like [the] moon it will be established forever and a witness in the cloud[s] [will be] reliable (Selah)
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.”
38 And you you have spurned and you have rejected you have been furious with anointed your.
Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
39 You have repudiated [the] covenant of servant your you have profaned to the ground crown his.
You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
40 You have broken through all walls his you have made strongholds his a ruin.
You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
41 They have plundered him all [those who] pass by of [the] road he has become a reproach to neighbors his.
All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 You have exalted [the] right [hand] of opponents his you have made to rejoice all enemies his.
You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Also you turn back [the] flint of sword his and not you have raised up him in battle.
You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
44 You have made cease from luster his and throne his to the ground you have thrown.
You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have made short [the] days of youth his you have wrapped on him shame (Selah)
You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame.
46 Until when? O Yahweh will you hide yourself? to perpetuity will it burn? like a fire anger your.
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
47 Remember I what? [is] lifespan concerning what? emptiness have you created all [the] children of humankind.
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
48 Who? [is the] man [who] he will live and not he will see death [who] he will deliver life his from [the] hand of Sheol (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] covenant loyalti your former - O Lord [which] you swore an oath to David in faithfulness your.
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
50 Remember O Lord [the] reproach of servants your bearing my in bosom my all many peoples.
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
51 Which they have reproached enemies your - O Yahweh which they have reproached [the] footprints of anointed your.
how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
52 [be] blessed Yahweh for ever amen - and amen.
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
