Psalms 89
1 Maschil 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.
A maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness forever. I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
For I have said, “Covenant faithfulness has been established forever; your truthfulness you have established in the heavens.”
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant,
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have made an oath to David my servant.
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
I will establish your descendants forever, and I will establish your throne through all generations.” (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh; your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared to the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence by all them that are about him.
He is a God who is greatly honored in the council of the holy ones and is awesome among all who surround him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?
Yahweh God of hosts, who is strong like you, Yahweh? Your truthfulness surrounds you.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
You rule the raging sea; when the waves surge, you calm them.
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thy enemies with thy strong arm.
You crushed Rahab as one who is killed. You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and all it containeth, thou hast founded them.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth also. You made the world and all it contains.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
You have a mighty arm and a strong hand, and your right hand is high.
14 Righteousness and justice are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you.
15 Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Blessed are the people who worship you! Yahweh, they walk in the light of your face.
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
They rejoice in your name all day long, and in your righteousness they exalt you.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
You are their majestic strength, and by your favor we are victorious.
18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one, and didst say, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” I have raised up one chosen from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
I have chosen David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
My hand will support him; my arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
No enemy will deceive him; no son of wickedness will oppress him.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and afflict them that hate him.
I will crush his enemies before him; I will kill those who hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him; by my name he will be victorious.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
I will place his hand over the sea and his right hand over the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
I also will place him as my firstborn son, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever; and my covenant with him will be secure.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
I will make his descendants endure forever and his throne as enduring as the skies above.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
If his children forsake my law and do not walk in my regulations,
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
if they break my rules and do not keep my commands,
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
then will I punish their rebellion with a rod and their iniquity with blows.
33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not remove my steadfast love from him or be unfaithful to my promise.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that hath gone out of my lips.
I will not break my covenant or change the words of my lips.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness— I will not lie to David:
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
his descendants will continue forever and his throne as long as the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. (Selah)
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been full of wrath with thy anointed.
But you have refused and rejected; you have been angry with your anointed king.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have desecrated his crown on the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
You have broken down all his walls. You have ruined his strongholds.
41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
All who pass by have robbed him. He has become an object of disgust to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
You have raised the right hand of his enemies; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
You turn back the edge of his sword and have not made him stand when in battle.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
You have brought his splendor to an end; you have brought down his throne to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself, forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?
Oh, think about how short my time is, and for what uselessness you have created all the children of mankind!
48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Who can live and not die, or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness that you swore to David in your truthfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Call to mind, Lord, the mocking directed against your servants and how I bear in my heart so many insults from the nations.
51 With which thy enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of thy anointed.
Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; they mock the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
Blessed be Yahweh forever. Amen and Amen.
