Psalms 89
1 An Instructive Psalm, by Ethan the Ezrahite. The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, age-abidingly will I sing, To generation after generation, will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.
A maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness forever. I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.
2 For I said, To times age-abiding, shall lovingkindness be built up, As for the heavens, thou wilt establish thy faithfulness therein.
For I have said, “Covenant faithfulness has been established forever; your truthfulness you have established in the heavens.”
3 I have solemnised a covenant, for my chosen one, I have sworn unto David my servant:
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have made an oath to David my servant.
4 Unto times age-abiding, will I establish thy seed, And will build up, unto generation after generation, thy throne. (Selah)
I will establish your descendants forever, and I will establish your throne through all generations.” (Selah)
5 So shall the heavens praise thy wondrousness, O Yahweh, —Yea, thy faithfulness, in the convocation of holy ones.
The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh; your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For whom, in the skies, can one compare unto Yahweh? [Or] can one liken unto Yahweh, among the sons of the mighty?
For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?
7 A GOD inspiring awe in the circle of the holy ones, exceedingly, And to be reverenced above all who are round about him.
He is a God who is greatly honored in the council of the holy ones and is awesome among all who surround him.
8 O Yahweh, God of hosts! Who, like thee, is mighty, O Yah! With thy faithfulness round about thee:
Yahweh God of hosts, who is strong like you, Yahweh? Your truthfulness surrounds you.
9 Thou, rulest over the swelling of the sea, When the rolling waves thereof lift themselves, Thou, dost bid them be still:
You rule the raging sea; when the waves surge, you calm them.
10 Thou, hast crushed—as one slain—Rahab, With thy strong arm, hast thou scattered thy foes.
You crushed Rahab as one who is killed. You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
11 Thine, are the heavens, Yea, thine, the earth, The world and the fulness thereof, Thou, didst found them;
The heavens belong to you, and the earth also. You made the world and all it contains.
12 The north and the south, Thou, didst create them, —Tabor and Hermon, with thy Name, shall shout for joy:
You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thine is an arm with might, Strong is thy hand, High is thy right hand;
You have a mighty arm and a strong hand, and your right hand is high.
14 Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of thy throne, Lovingkindness and faithfulness, go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you.
15 How happy are the people who know the joyful sound! O Yahweh! in the light of thy countenance, shall they firmly march along;
Blessed are the people who worship you! Yahweh, they walk in the light of your face.
16 In thy Name, shall they exult all the day, And, in thy righteousness, shall they be exalted.
They rejoice in your name all day long, and in your righteousness they exalt you.
17 For, the beauty of their strength, thou art, And, in thine acceptance, shall our horns be exalted.
You are their majestic strength, and by your favor we are victorious.
18 For, to Yahweh, belongeth our Shield, And, to the Holy One of Israel, belongeth our King.
For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then spakest thou in vision of thy men of lovingkindness, and saidst—I have laid help upon a mighty one, I have exalted one chosen from among the people;
Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” I have raised up one chosen from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;
I have chosen David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 With whom my hand shall be firm, Yea, mine arm, shall strengthen him;
My hand will support him; my arm will strengthen him.
22 No foe shall make exactions on him, Nor shall, a son of perversity, humiliate him;
No enemy will deceive him; no son of wickedness will oppress him.
23 And I will shatter, from before him, his adversaries, And, them who hate him, will I smite;
I will crush his enemies before him; I will kill those who hate him.
24 And, my faithfulness and my lovingkindness, shall be with him, And, in my Name, exalted shall be his horn;
My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him; by my name he will be victorious.
25 And I will set, in the sea, his hand, And, in the rivers, his right hand;
I will place his hand over the sea and his right hand over the rivers.
26 He, shall cry out unto me, My Father, thou art, My GOD, and my Rock of Salvation!
He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
27 Yea, I, will appoint him, firstborn, Most High to the kings of the earth!
I also will place him as my firstborn son, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 Age-abidingly, will I keep for him my lovingkindness, And, my covenant, hath been made steadfast for him;
I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever; and my covenant with him will be secure.
29 Therefore will I appoint, to futurity, his seed, And his throne as the days of the heavens.
I will make his descendants endure forever and his throne as enduring as the skies above.
30 If his sons forsake my law, And, in my regulations, do not walk;
If his children forsake my law and do not walk in my regulations,
31 If, my statutes, they profane, And, my commandments, do not keep:
if they break my rules and do not keep my commands,
32 Then will I punish, with a rod, their transgression; And, with stripes, their iniquity:
then will I punish their rebellion with a rod and their iniquity with blows.
33 But, my lovingkindness, will I not frustrate from them, Neither will I falsify my faithfulness;
But I will not remove my steadfast love from him or be unfaithful to my promise.
34 I will not violate my covenant, And that which hath proceeded out of my lips, will I not alter:
I will not break my covenant or change the words of my lips.
35 One thing, have I sworn by my holiness, Verily, to David, will I not lie;
Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness— I will not lie to David:
36 His seed, age-abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me;
his descendants will continue forever and his throne as long as the sun before me.
37 Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age-abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. (Selah)
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” (Selah)
38 Yet, thou thyself, hast cast off, and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine Anointed One!
But you have refused and rejected; you have been angry with your anointed king.
39 Thou hast cast down the covenant of thy Servant, Thou hast profaned, to the earth, his crown;
You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have desecrated his crown on the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his defenses, Thou hast laid his fortresses in ruins;
You have broken down all his walls. You have ruined his strongholds.
41 All the passers by the way, have plundered him, He hath become a reproach to his neighbours;
All who pass by have robbed him. He has become an object of disgust to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast raised the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast gladdened all his enemies;
You have raised the right hand of his enemies; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Yea thou hast turned the edge of his sword, Neither hast thou caused him to stand in the battle;
You turn back the edge of his sword and have not made him stand when in battle.
44 Thou hast brought to an end his splendour, And, his throne—to the ground, hast thou hurled;
You have brought his splendor to an end; you have brought down his throne to the ground.
45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youths, —Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 How long, O Yahweh, Wilt thou hide thyself utterly? Shall thine indignation, burn like fire?
How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself, forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
47 Remember how short-lived, I, am, Wherefore, in vain, hast thou created all the sons of Adam?
Oh, think about how short my time is, and for what uselessness you have created all the children of mankind!
48 Who is the man that shall live, and not see death? That can deliver his soul from the hand of hades. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Who can live and not die, or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Where are thy former lovingkindnesses, O My Lord? Thou didst swear unto David, in thy faithfulness!
Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness that you swore to David in your truthfulness?
50 Remember, O My Lord, the reproach of thy servants, I have carried in my bosom the insult of the peoples:
Call to mind, Lord, the mocking directed against your servants and how I bear in my heart so many insults from the nations.
51 In that thy foes have reproached, O Yahweh, In that they have reproached the footsteps of thine Anointed One!
Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; they mock the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed be Yahweh to times age-abiding, Amen, and Amen!
Blessed be Yahweh forever. Amen and Amen.
