Psalms 89
1 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,
[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 said, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'
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 for My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant:
I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant.
4 'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. (Selah)
I will establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Pause)
5 and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also [is] in an assembly of holy ones.
The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the assembly of the saints.
6 For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?
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 very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.
God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.
8 O Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness [is] round about 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 [art] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.
Thou rulest the power of the sea; and thou calmest the tumult of its waves.
10 Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.
Thou has brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou has scattered thine enemies.
11 Thine [are] the heavens — the earth also [is] Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.
The heavens are thine, and the earth is thine: thou hast founded the world, and the fullness of it.
12 North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.
Thou hast created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.
Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.
14 Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.
Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.
Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
16 In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,
And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17 For the beauty of their strength [art] Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,
For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,
18 For of Jehovah [is] our shield, And of the Holy One of Israel our king.
for [our] help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king.
19 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,
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 I have anointed him.
I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by [my] holy mercy.
21 With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him.
For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him.
22 An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.
The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.
23 And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,
And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him.
24 And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.
But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand.
And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He proclaimeth 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 I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.
And I will make him [my] first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.
28 To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him.
I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant [shall be] firm with him.
29 And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.
And I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his sons forsake My law, And in My judgments do not walk;
If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,
if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments;
32 I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity,
I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges.
33 And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.
But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth.
34 I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.
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 I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,
Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.
36 His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,
His see shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me;
37 As the moon it is established — to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. (Selah)
and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. (Pause)
38 And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,
But thou hast cast off and set at nought, thou has rejected thine anointed.
39 Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,
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 made his fenced places a ruin.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast made his strong holds a terror.
41 Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,
All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Also — Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,
Thou hast turned back the help of his sword, and hast not helped him in the battle.
44 Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.
Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. (Selah)
Thou hast shortened the days of his throne: thou hast poured shame upon him. (Pause)
46 Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?
How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, for ever? shall thine anger flame out as fire?
47 Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?
Remember what my being is: for hast thou created all the sons of men in vain?
48 Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. (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 Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,
Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, which thou swarest to David in thy truth?
50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants, which I have borne in my bosom, [even the reproach] of many nations;
51 Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.
wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompense of thine anointed.
52 Blessed [is] Jehovah to the age. Amen, and amen!
Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it.
