Psalms 89
1 [A Psalm] of instruction for Aetham the Israelite. I will sing of your mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare your truth with my mouth 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 you have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: your truth shall be established in the heavens.
For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy truth shall be established in the heavens.
3 I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware to David my servant.
I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant.
4 I will establish your seed for ever, and build up your throne to all generations. (Pause)
I will establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Pause)
5 The heavens shall declare your wonders, O Lord; and your truth in the assembly 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 heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord amongst the sons of God?
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 glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible towards all that are round 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 like to you? you are mighty, O Lord, and your truth is round about you.
O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.
9 You rule the power of the sea; and you calm the tumult of its waves.
Thou rulest the power of the sea; and thou calmest the tumult of its waves.
10 You has brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of your power you has scattered your 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 The heavens are your, and the earth is your: you have founded the world, and the fullness of it.
The heavens are thine, and the earth is thine: thou hast founded the world, and the fullness of it.
12 You have created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in your name.
Thou hast created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 Your is the mighty arm: let your hand be strengthened, let your right hand be exalted.
Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.
14 Justice and judgement are the establishment of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.
Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.
Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
16 And in your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your 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 you are the boast of their strength; and in your good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,
For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,
18 for [our] help is of the Lord; 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 you spoke in vision to your children, and said, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of my 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; I have anointed him by [my] holy mercy.
I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by [my] holy mercy.
21 For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him.
For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.
The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.
23 And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him.
And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him.
24 But my truth 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 And I will set his hand 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 call upon me, [saying], You are my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation.
He shall call upon me, [saying], Thou art my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation.
27 And I will make him [my] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
And I will make him [my] first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.
28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant [shall be] firm with him.
I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant [shall be] firm with him.
29 And I will establish his seed for ever and 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 should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgements;
If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments;
if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments;
32 I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges.
I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges.
33 But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth.
But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth.
34 Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed 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 see 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 and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. (Pause)
and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. (Pause)
38 But you have cast off and set at nothing, you has rejected your anointed.
But thou hast cast off and set at nought, thou has rejected thine anointed.
39 You have overthrown the covenant of your servant; you has profaned his sanctuary, [casting it] to the ground.
Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant; thou has profaned his sanctuary, [casting it] to the ground.
40 You have broken down all his hedges; you have made his strong holds a terror.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast made his strong holds a terror.
41 All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his enemies; you have made all his enemies to rejoice.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 You have turned back the help of his sword, and have not helped him in the battle.
Thou hast turned back the help of his sword, and hast not helped him in the battle.
44 You have deprived him of glory: you have broken down his throne to the ground.
Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground.
45 You have shortened the days of his throne: you have poured shame upon him. (Pause)
Thou hast shortened the days of his throne: thou hast poured shame upon him. (Pause)
46 How long, O Lord, will you turn away, for ever? shall your anger flame out as fire?
How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, for ever? shall thine anger flame out as fire?
47 Remember what my being is: for have you created all the sons of men in vain?
Remember what my being is: for hast thou created all the sons of men in vain?
48 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)
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 your ancient mercies, O Lord, which you sware to David in your truth?
Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, which thou swarest to David in thy truth?
50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of your servants, which I have borne in my bosom, [even the reproach] of many nations;
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants, which I have borne in my bosom, [even the reproach] of many nations;
51 wherewith your enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompense of your anointed.
wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompense of thine anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it.
Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it.
