Psalms 89
1 I will sing of the loving kindness of Jehovah forever. With my mouth I will make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
A psalm (maskil) of Ethan the Ezraite I will sing of the Lord's trustworthy love forever; I will tell all generations of your faithfulness.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever. Thy faithfulness thou will establish in the very heavens.
For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen. I have sworn to David my servant:
You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:
4 Thy seed I will establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah, thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the sanctified.
All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.
6 For who in the clouds can be compared to Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like Jehovah,
For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?
7 a God very awesome in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all those who are round about him?
The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.
8 O Jehovah God of hosts, who is a mighty one like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.
9 Thou rule the pride of the sea. When the waves of it arise, thou still them.
You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.
10 Thou have broken Rahab in pieces, as a wounded man. Thou have scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine, the world and the fullness of it; thou have founded them.
The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.
12 The north and the south, thou have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.
13 Thou have a mighty arm. Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne. Loving kindness and truth go before thy face.
Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.
15 Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.
16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.
17 For thou are the glory of their strength, and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.
18 For our shield belongs to Jehovah, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then thou spoke in a vision to thy sanctified, and said, I have laid help upon a mighty man. I have exalted a chosen man out of the people.
Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said, “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.
20 I have found David my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,
I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.
21 with whom my hand shall be established. My arm also shall strengthen him.
I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.
22 The enemy shall not exact from him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.
23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite those who hate him,
I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.
24 but my faithfulness and my loving kindness shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.
25 I will also set his hand on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
26 He shall cry to me, Thou are 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 will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will keep my loving kindness for him for evermore. And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.
29 I will also make his seed to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.
30 If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in my ordinances,
But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
31 if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments,
if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes,
I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.
33 but my loving kindness I will not utterly take from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.
34 I will not break my covenant, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.
35 I have sworn once by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.
36 His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
37 It shall be established forever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)
It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” (Selah)
38 But thou have cast off and rejected. Thou have been angry with thine anointed.
But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!
39 Thou have abhorred the covenant of thy servant. Thou have profaned his crown to the ground.
You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!
40 Thou have broken down all his hedges. Thou have brought his strongholds to ruin.
You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.
41 All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.
42 Thou have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. Thou have made all his enemies to rejoice.
You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.
43 Yea, thou turn back the edge of his sword, and have not made him to stand in the battle.
You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.
44 Thou have made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.
45 The days of his youth thou have shortened. Thou have covered him with shame. (Selah)
You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)
46 How long, O Jehovah? Will thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn like fire?
How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?
47 O remember how short my time is, for what vanity thou have created all the sons of men!
Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?
48 What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Lord, where are thy former loving kindnesses, which thou swore to David in thy faithfulness?
Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants, how I bear in my bosom all the mighty peoples,
Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!
51 with which thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, with which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.
52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Truly, and Truly.
May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.
