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 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 said, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'
For I have said, “Covenant faithfulness has been established forever; your truthfulness you have established in the heavens.”
3 I have made a covenant for 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 'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. (Selah)
I will establish your descendants forever, and I will establish your throne through all generations.” (Selah)
5 and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also [is] in an assembly of holy ones.
The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh; your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?
For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?
7 God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding 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 Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness [is] round about Thee.
Yahweh God of hosts, who is strong like you, Yahweh? Your truthfulness surrounds you.
9 Thou [art] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.
You rule the raging sea; when the waves surge, you calm them.
10 Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.
You crushed Rahab as one who is killed. You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
11 Thine [are] the heavens — the earth also [is] Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth also. You made the world and all it contains.
12 North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.
You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.
You have a mighty arm and a strong hand, and your right hand is high.
14 Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you.
15 O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.
Blessed are the people who worship you! Yahweh, they walk in the light of your face.
16 In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,
They rejoice in your name all day long, and in your righteousness they exalt you.
17 For the beauty of their strength [art] Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,
You are their majestic strength, and by your favor we are victorious.
18 For of Jehovah [is] our shield, And of the Holy One of Israel our king.
For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
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,
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 I have anointed him.
I have chosen David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him.
My hand will support him; my arm will strengthen him.
22 An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.
No enemy will deceive him; no son of wickedness will oppress him.
23 And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,
I will crush his enemies before him; I will kill those who hate him.
24 And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.
My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him; by my name he will be victorious.
25 And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand.
I will place his hand over the sea and his right hand over the rivers.
26 He proclaimeth 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 I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.
I also will place him as my firstborn son, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him.
I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever; and my covenant with him will be secure.
29 And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.
I will make his descendants endure forever and his throne as enduring as the skies above.
30 If his sons forsake My law, And in My judgments do not walk;
If his children forsake my law and do not walk in my regulations,
31 If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,
if they break my rules and do not keep my commands,
32 I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity,
then will I punish their rebellion with a rod and their iniquity with blows.
33 And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.
But I will not remove my steadfast love from him or be unfaithful to my promise.
34 I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.
I will not break my covenant or change the words of my lips.
35 Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,
Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness— I will not lie to David:
36 His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,
his descendants will continue forever and his throne as long as the sun before me.
37 As the moon it is established — to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. (Selah)
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)
38 And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,
But you have refused and rejected; you have been angry with your anointed king.
39 Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,
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 made his fenced places a ruin.
You have broken down all his walls. You have ruined his strongholds.
41 Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been 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 exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.
You have raised the right hand of his enemies; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Also — Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,
You turn back the edge of his sword and have not made him stand when in battle.
44 Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.
You have brought his splendor to an end; you have brought down his throne to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. (Selah)
You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?
How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself, forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
47 Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?
Oh, think about how short my time is, and for what uselessness you have created all the children of mankind!
48 Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Who can live and not die, or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,
Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness that you swore to David in your truthfulness?
50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples,
Call to mind, Lord, the mocking directed against your servants and how I bear in my heart so many insults from the nations.
51 Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.
Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; they mock the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed [is] Jehovah to the age. Amen, and amen!
Blessed be Yahweh forever. Amen and Amen.
