Psalmorum 89
1 Intellectus Ethan Ezrahitæ. Misericordias Domini in æternum cantabo; in generationem et generationem annuntiabo veritatem tuam in ore meo.
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 Quoniam dixisti: In æternum misericordia ædificabitur in cælis; præparabitur veritas tua in eis.
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
3 Disposui testamentum electis meis; juravi David servo meo:
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
4 Usque in æternum præparabo semen tuum, et ædificabo in generationem et generationem sedem tuam.
‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’”
5 Confitebuntur cæli mirabilia tua, Domine; etenim veritatem tuam in ecclesia sanctorum.
The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 Quoniam quis in nubibus æquabitur Domino; similis erit Deo in filiis Dei?
For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
7 Deus, qui glorificatur in consilio sanctorum, magnus et terribilis super omnes qui in circuitu ejus sunt.
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
8 Domine Deus virtutum, quis similis tibi? potens es, Domine, et veritas tua in circuitu tuo.
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
9 Tu dominaris potestati maris; motum autem fluctuum ejus tu mitigas.
You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
10 Tu humiliasti, sicut vulneratum, superbum; in brachio virtutis tuæ dispersisti inimicos tuos.
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 Tui sunt cæli, et tua est terra: orbem terræ, et plenitudinem ejus tu fundasti;
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
12 aquilonem et mare tu creasti. Thabor et Hermon in nomine tuo exsultabunt:
North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
13 tuum brachium cum potentia. Firmetur manus tua, et exaltetur dextera tua:
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
14 justitia et judicium præparatio sedis tuæ: misericordia et veritas præcedent faciem tuam.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
15 Beatus populus qui scit jubilationem: Domine, in lumine vultus tui ambulabunt,
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
16 et in nomine tuo exsultabunt tota die, et in justitia tua exaltabuntur.
They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
17 Quoniam gloria virtutis eorum tu es, et in beneplacito tuo exaltabitur cornu nostrum.
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 Quia Domini est assumptio nostra, et sancti Israël regis nostri.
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Tunc locutus es in visione sanctis tuis, et dixisti: Posui adjutorium in potente, et exaltavi electum de plebe mea.
You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 Inveni David, servum meum; oleo sancto meo unxi eum.
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 Manus enim mea auxiliabitur ei, et brachium meum confortabit eum.
My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
22 Nihil proficiet inimicus in eo, et filius iniquitatis non apponet nocere ei.
No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
23 Et concidam a facie ipsius inimicos ejus, et odientes eum in fugam convertam.
I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
24 Et veritas mea et misericordia mea cum ipso, et in nomine meo exaltabitur cornu ejus.
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
25 Et ponam in mari manum ejus, et in fluminibus dexteram ejus.
I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
26 Ipse invocabit me: Pater meus es tu, Deus meus, et susceptor salutis meæ.
He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
27 Et ego primogenitum ponam illum, excelsum præ regibus terræ.
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 In æternum servabo illi misericordiam meam, et testamentum meum fidele ipsi.
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
29 Et ponam in sæculum sæculi semen ejus, et thronum ejus sicut dies cæli.
I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 Si autem dereliquerint filii ejus legem meam, et in judiciis meis non ambulaverint;
If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
31 si justitias meas profanaverint, et mandata mea non custodierint:
if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
32 visitabo in virga iniquitates eorum, et in verberibus peccata eorum;
I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
33 misericordiam autem meam non dispergam ab eo, neque nocebo in veritate mea,
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
34 neque profanabo testamentum meum: et quæ procedunt de labiis meis non faciam irrita.
I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
35 Semel juravi in sancto meo, si David mentiar:
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
36 semen ejus in æternum manebit. Et thronus ejus sicut sol in conspectu meo,
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
37 et sicut luna perfecta in æternum, et testis in cælo fidelis.
like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.”
38 Tu vero repulisti et despexisti; distulisti christum tuum.
Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
39 Evertisti testamentum servi tui; profanasti in terra sanctuarium ejus.
You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
40 Destruxisti omnes sepes ejus; posuisti firmamentum ejus formidinem.
You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
41 Diripuerunt eum omnes transeuntes viam; factus est opprobrium vicinis suis.
All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Exaltasti dexteram deprimentium eum; lætificasti omnes inimicos ejus.
You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Avertisti adjutorium gladii ejus, et non es auxiliatus ei in bello.
You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
44 Destruxisti eum ab emundatione, et sedem ejus in terram collisisti.
You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
45 Minorasti dies temporis ejus; perfudisti eum confusione.
You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame.
46 Usquequo, Domine, avertis in finem? exardescet sicut ignis ira tua?
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
47 Memorare quæ mea substantia: numquid enim vane constituisti omnes filios hominum?
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Sheol h7585)
49 Ubi sunt misericordiæ tuæ antiquæ, Domine, sicut jurasti David in veritate tua?
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
50 Memor esto, Domine, opprobrii servorum tuorum, quod continui in sinu meo, multarum gentium:
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
51 quod exprobraverunt inimici tui, Domine; quod exprobraverunt commutationem christi tui.
how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
52 Benedictus Dominus in æternum. Fiat, fiat.
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
