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 contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
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 sworn 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 offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also 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 the LORD? Who amongst the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
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.
a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
8 O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like to thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?
LORD, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? LORD, your faithfulness is around you.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, 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 have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
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 yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
You have 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. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
14 Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
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 learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
17 For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
For you are the glory of their strength. In your favour, our horn will be exalted.
18 For the LORD [is] our defense; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king.
For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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 you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the 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 with my holy oil,
21 With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and afflict them that hate him.
I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
27 Also I will make him [my] first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.
I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest 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 keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
29 His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that hath gone out of my lips.
I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
Once 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 offspring will endure forever, his throne like 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 wroth with thy anointed.
But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.
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 defiled his crown in the dust.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.
All who pass by the way rob him. He has 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.
You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven’t supported him in battle.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
You have ended his splendour, and thrown his throne down 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, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?
Remember how short my time is, for what vanity you have created all the children of men!
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 he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 LORD, where [are] thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
50 Remember, LORD, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people;
Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
51 With which thy enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of thy anointed
With which your enemies have mocked, LORD, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed [be] the LORD for evermore. Amen and amen.
Blessed be the LORD forever more. Amen, and Amen.
