Psalms 89
1 Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.
2 For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.
For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; in the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness.
3 I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:
I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:
4 Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.
For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to all generations.' (Selah)
5 The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.
So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?
For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,
7 God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.
A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?
8 O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.
9 Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.
Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.
10 Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.
Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength.
11 Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:
Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; the world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.
12 The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:
The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.
13 Thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:
Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.
14 Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; mercy and truth go before Thee.
15 Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:
Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.
16 And in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; and through Thy righteousness are they exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.
For Thou art the glory of their strength; and in Thy favour our horn is exalted.
18 For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.
For of the LORD is our shield; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.
Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, and saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him.
I have found David My servant; with My holy oil have I anointed him;
21 For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.
With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.
The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.
And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.
24 And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and through My name shall his horn be exalted.
25 And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.
I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.
He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27 And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.
I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.
For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments:
If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances;
31 If they profane my justices: and keep not my commandments:
If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments;
32 I will visit their iniquities with a rod: and their sins with stripes.
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with strokes.
33 But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.
But My mercy will I not break off from him, nor will I be false to My faithfulness.
34 Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.
My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;
36 His seed shall endure for ever.
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before Me.
37 And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.
It shall be established for ever as the moon; and be stedfast as the witness in sky.' (Selah)
38 But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast been angry with thy anointed.
But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.
39 Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.
Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.
Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
All that pass by the way spoil him; he is become a taunt to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and hast not assisted him in battle.
Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.
Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.
The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?
How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?
O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!
48 Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell? (Sheol h7585)
What man is he that liveth and shall not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?
50 Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants (which I have held in my bosom) of many nations:
Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the taunt of so many peoples;
51 Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.
Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be it. So be it.
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
