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 Psalm] of instruction for Aetham the Israelite. I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy truth shall be established in the heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant,
I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant.
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
I will establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Pause)
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the assembly of the saints.
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 heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?
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.
God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like to thee? or to thy faithfulness around 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 the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
Thou rulest the power of the sea; and thou calmest the tumult of its waves.
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thy enemies with thy strong arm.
Thou has brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou has scattered thine enemies.
11 The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world, and the fullness of it, thou hast founded them.
The heavens are thine, and the earth is thine: thou hast founded the world, and the fullness of it.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Thou hast created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand.
Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.
14 Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 Blessed [are] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17 For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,
18 For the LORD [is] our defense; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king.
for [our] help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king.
19 Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one, and say, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.
Then thou spokest in vision to thy children, and saidst, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of my people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by [my] holy mercy.
21 With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and afflict them that hate him.
And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
He shall call upon me, [saying], Thou art my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation.
27 Also I will make him [my] first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.
And I will make him [my] first-born, higher than 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 keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant [shall be] firm with him.
29 His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
And I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges.
33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that hath gone out of my lips.
Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed out of my lips.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
His see shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me;
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. (Selah)
and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. (Pause)
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thy anointed.
But thou hast cast off and set at nought, thou has rejected thine anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant; thou has profaned his sanctuary, [casting it] to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast made his strong holds a terror.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.
All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Thou hast turned back the help of his sword, and hast not helped him in the battle.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
Thou hast shortened the days of his throne: thou hast poured shame upon him. (Pause)
46 How long, LORD, wilt thou hide thyself? for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, for ever? shall thine anger flame out as fire?
47 Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?
Remember what my being is: for hast thou created all the sons of men in vain?
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)
What man is there who shall live, and not see death? shall [any one] deliver his soul from the hand of Hades? (Pause) (Sheol h7585)
49 LORD, where [are] thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, which thou swarest to David in thy truth?
50 Remember, LORD, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people;
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants, which I have borne in my bosom, [even the reproach] of many nations;
51 With which thy enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of thy anointed
wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompense of thine anointed.
52 Blessed [be] the LORD for evermore. Amen and amen.
Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it.
