Psalms 89

1 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.

“A psalm of Ethan, the Ezrahite.” I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations!

2 For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; in the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness.

For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:

“I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:

4 For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to all generations.' (Selah)

Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” (Pause)

5 So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!

6 For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,

Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?

7 A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?

A God greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones, And to be had in reverence above all who are around him?

8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.

O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

9 Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.

Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!

10 Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength.

Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.

11 Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; the world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.

The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.

12 The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.

The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

13 Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.

Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; mercy and truth go before Thee.

Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.

15 Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.

Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;

16 In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; and through Thy righteousness are they exalted.

In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!

17 For Thou art the glory of their strength; and in Thy favour our horn is exalted.

For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!

18 For of the LORD is our shield; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.

19 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.

Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst, —”I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people;

20 I have found David My servant; with My holy oil have I anointed him;

I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.

21 With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.

23 And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.

For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.

24 But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and through My name shall his horn be exalted.

My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.

26 He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'

27 I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.

I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.

28 For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.

My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.

30 If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances;

Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,

31 If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments;

Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with strokes.

I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

33 But My mercy will I not break off from him, nor will I be false to My faithfulness.

But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

34 My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.

I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.

35 Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before Me.

His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon; and be stedfast as the witness in sky.' (Selah)

It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”

38 But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.

But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.

39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.

Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.

40 Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

41 All that pass by the way spoil him; he is become a taunt to his neighbours.

All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.

43 Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.

44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.

45 The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)

Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.

46 How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?

How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?

47 O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!

Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!

48 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)

What man liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld? (Sheol h7585)

49 Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?

Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

50 Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the taunt of so many peoples;

Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,

51 Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed.

With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!

52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

[Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]