Psalms 89

1 An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations 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 said, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'

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

3 I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant:

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

4 'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. (Selah)

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

5 and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also [is] in an assembly of holy ones.

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

6 For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

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

7 God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding 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 Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Jah? 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 [art] ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.

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

10 Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.

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 — the earth also [is] Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, 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 North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.

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

13 Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.

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

14 Righteousness and judgment [Are] the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

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

15 O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.

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

16 In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,

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

17 For the beauty of their strength [art] Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

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

18 For of Jehovah [is] our shield, And of the Holy One of Israel our king.

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

19 Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one 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 I have anointed him.

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

21 With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him.

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

22 An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.

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

23 And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,

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

24 And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.

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

25 And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand.

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

26 He proclaimeth 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 first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.

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

28 To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him.

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

29 And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

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

30 If his sons forsake My law, And in My judgments do not walk;

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

31 If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,

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

32 I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity,

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

33 And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.

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

34 I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.

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

35 Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,

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

36 His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me,

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

37 As the moon it is established — to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. (Selah)

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

38 And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,

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

39 Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,

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

40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

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

41 Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach 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 caused all his enemies to rejoice.

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

43 Also — Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle,

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

44 Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down.

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

45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. (Selah)

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

46 Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

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

47 Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?

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

48 Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

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

49 Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,

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

50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the 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 reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed.

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

52 Blessed [is] Jehovah to the age. Amen, and amen!

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