Psalms 89
89
PSALM 89
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1God's mercies I will ever sing;
and with my mouth I shall
Thy faithfulness make to be known
to generations all.
2For mercy shall be built, said I,
for ever to endure;
Thy faithfulness, ev'n in the heav'ns,
thou wilt establish sure.
3I with my chosen One have made
a cov'nant graciously;
And to my servant, whom I lov'd,
to David sworn have I;
4That I thy seed establish shall
for ever to remain,
And will to generations all
thy throne build and maintain.
5The praises of thy wonders, Lord,
the heavens shall express;
And in the congregation
of saints thy faithfulness.
6For who in heaven with the Lord
may once himself compare?
Who is like God among the sons
of those that mighty are?
7Great fear in meeting of the saints
is due unto the Lord;
And he of all about him should
with rev'rence be ador'd.
8O thou that art the Lord of hosts,
what Lord in mightiness
Is like to thee? who compass'd round
art with thy faithfulness.
9Ev'n in the raging of the sea
thou over it dost reign;
And when the waves thereof do swell,
thou stillest them again.
10Rahab in pieces thou didst break,
like one that slaughter'd is;
And with thy mighty arm thou hast
dispers'd thine enemies.
11The heav'ns are thine, thou for thine own
the earth dost also take;
The world, and fulness of the same,
thy pow'r did found and make.
12The north and south from thee alone
their first beginning had;
Both Tabor mount and Hermon hill
shall in thy name be glad.
13Thou hast an arm that's full of pow'r,
thy hand is great in might;
And thy right hand exceedingly
exalted is in height.
14Justice and judgment of thy throne
are made the dwelling-place;
Mercy, accompany'd with truth,
shall go before thy face.
15O greatly bless'd the people are
the joyful sound that know;
In brightness of thy face, O Lord,
they ever on shall go.
16They in thy name shall all the day
rejoice exceedingly;
And in thy righteousness shall they
exalted be on high.
17Because the glory of their strength
doth only stand in thee;
And in thy favour shall our horn
and pow'r exalted be.
18For God is our defence; and he
to us doth safety bring:
The Holy One of Israel
is our almighty King.
19In vision to thy Holy One
thou saidst, I help upon
A strong one laid; out of the folk
I rais'd a chosen one;
20Ev'n David, I have found him out
a servant unto me;
And with my holy oil my King
anointed him to be.
21With whom my hand shall stablish'd be;
mine arm shall make him strong.
22On him the foe shall not exact,
nor son of mischief wrong.
23I will beat down before his face
all his malicious foes;
I will them greatly plague who do
with hatred him oppose.
24My mercy and my faithfulness
with him yet still shall be;
And in my name his horn and pow'r
men shall exalted see.
25His hand and pow'r shall reach afar;
I'll set it in the sea;
And his right hand established
shall in the rivers be.
26Thou art my Father, he shall cry,
thou art my God alone;
And he shall say, Thou art the Rock
of my salvation.
27I'll make him my first-born, more high
than kings of any land.
28My love I'll ever keep for him,
my cov'nant fast shall stand.
29His seed I by my pow'r will make
for ever to endure;
And, as the days of heav'n, his throne
shall stable be, and sure.
30But if his children shall forsake
my laws, and go astray,
And in my judgments shall not walk,
but wander from my way:
31If they my laws break,
and do not keep my commandements;
32I'll visit then their faults with rods,
their sins with chastisements.
33Yet I'll not take my love from him,
nor false my promise make.
34My cov'nant I'll not break, nor change
what with my mouth I spake.
35Once by my holiness I sware,
to David I'll not lie;
36His seed and throne shall, as the sun,
before me last for aye.
37It, like the moon, shall ever be
establish'd stedfastly;
And like to that which in the heav'n
doth witness faithfully.
38But thou, displeased, hast cast off,
thou didst abhor and loathe;
With him that thine anointed is
thou hast been very wroth.
39Thou hast thy servant's covenant
made void, and quite cast by;
Thou hast profan'd his crown, while it
cast on the ground doth lie.
40Thou all his hedges hast broke down,
his strong holds down hast torn.
41He to all passers-by a spoil,
to neighbours is a scorn.
42Thou hast set up his foes' right hand;
mad'st all his en'mies glad:
43Turn'd his sword's edge, and him
to stand in battle hast not made.
44His glory thou hast made to cease,
his throne to ground down cast;
45Shorten'd his days of youth, and him
with shame thou cover'd hast.
46How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself?
for ever, in thine ire?
And shall thine indignation
burn like unto a fire?
47Remember, Lord, how short a time
I shall on earth remain:
O wherefore is it so that thou
has made all men in vain?
48What man is he that liveth here,
and death shall never see?
Or from the power of the grave
what man his soul shall free?
49Thy former loving-kindnesses,
O Lord, where be they now?
Those which in truth and faithfulness
to David sworn hast thou?
50Mind, Lord, thy servant's sad reproach;
how I in bosom bear
The scornings of the people all,
who strong and mighty are.
51Wherewith thy raging enemies
reproach'd, O Lord, think on;
Wherewith they have reproach'd the steps
of thine anointed one.
52All blessing to the Lord our God
let be ascribed then:
For evermore so let it be.
Amen, yea, and amen.
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Psalms 90—106
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Psalms 89
89
Psalm 89
This is a special song that Ethan the Ezrahite wrote.
God's special love #89:1 God had made special promises to David as part of a covenant. See 2 Samuel 7:12-17. He promised that someone from David's family would always be king. In this psalm, the writer sees that all these promises have not yet become true. So the writer is sad. He wants to know if God has forgotten about his promises to David.
1I will always sing about the Lord's faithful love.
I will tell my children and my grandchildren
that you are always faithful.
2Yes! Your faithful love will always continue to be strong.
You will always be faithful,
as the skies will always be there.
3The Lord has said,
‘I have made a covenant with the king that I chose.
I have made this strong promise to my servant David:
4“Someone from your family will always be king.
They will rule for ever.” ’
Selah.
5 Lord, everything in heaven praises you
for the great things that you have done.
Yes, your angels meet together to praise you,
because you are always faithful.
6In all the heavens,
there is no one like you, Lord!
No angel in heaven is equal to you.
7When the angels meet together in heaven,
they respect you with fear.
All who meet round your throne in heaven respect you,
as you deserve.
8 Lord God Almighty,
no one is as powerful as you!
You are always faithful in all that you do!
9You rule over the powerful sea.
When the waves rise up,
you make them quiet again.
10You caught the monster Rahab
and you killed it!
With your power,
you chased away your enemies.
11The heavens belong to you
and so does the earth.
You made the world
and everything that is in it.
12You made everything,
from the north to the south.
Tabor and Hermon are happy to praise your name. #89:12 Tabor and Hermon are the names of mountains in Israel.
13You have great strength,
and you can do great things.
You hold up your right hand,
as you win against your enemies.
14As King, you rule with justice,
and you always do what is right.
You show your faithful love and you are faithful.
15You have truly blessed the people
who know how to praise you, Lord.
They know that you are pleased with them.
16They praise your name all the time.
Your justice makes them happy.
17You give strength and glory to your people.
Because you are kind to us,
we win against our enemies.
18Yes! Our king belongs to the Lord,
and he protects us like a shield.
Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
God's covenant with David
19A long time ago, Lord,
you spoke to your servants.
In a vision, you said to them,
‘I have helped a brave soldier to be strong.
I have chosen as king
a young man from among the people.
20I have found David, my servant.
I have poured my special oil on him,
to make him king.
21I will help him with my power,
so that he is strong.
22No enemy will win against him.
No cruel people will have power to hurt him.
23I will destroy his enemies in front of him
I will kill those who hate him.
24I will always be faithful
and show him my faithful love.
By my name he will win against his enemies.
25I will cause his kingdom to reach
beyond the sea and the rivers.
26The king will say to me, “You are my Father.
You are my God.
You protect me and you rescue me.”
27Also, I will make him my firstborn son.
He will be the greatest of the kings of the earth.
28I will always love him with my faithful love.
I will never change the covenant
that I have made with him.
29Someone from his family will always be king.
They will rule for ever,
as long as there are skies above us.
30-31But I will punish his descendants,
if they do not accept my laws.
If they do not obey my teaching, my rules, or my commands,
32I will punish them.
Because of their sins,
I will give them much pain.
33But I will not take my faithful love away from David.
I will always be faithful,
and I will do what I have promised to him.
34I will not spoil the covenant that I have made with him.
I will always keep my promises.
35I made that promise to David at one time,
and that will not change.
I promised him by my holy name
and I will never deceive him.
36His descendants will always rule.
His kingdom will continue to be there for ever,
as long as the sun shines.
37As the moon is always there in the sky,
to show that God is faithful,
David's kingdom will also continue.’
Selah.
A sad song
38But now you have turned against your king.
You have become angry with the king that you have chosen.
39You have spoiled the covenant
that you made with your servant.
You have thrown his crown into the dirt.
40You have knocked down all the walls of his city.
You have destroyed all his strong places.
41Every stranger robs him of his things.
His neighbours laugh at him.
42You have made his enemies strong,
so that they win against him and they are happy.
43You have made his weapons useless,
so that he cannot beat his enemies in war.
44You have taken away his authority as king.
You have knocked down his throne to the ground.
45He no longer has the strength of a young man.
You have dressed him in clothes of shame.
Selah.
46 Lord, how long will this continue?
Will you hide yourself from us for ever?
Will your anger continue to burn like a fire?
47Remember that my life is very short!
People are weak and their lives seem useless.
Why do you make people like that?
48Nobody can continue to live and never die.
Nobody can escape from the power of death.
49My Lord, where is the faithful love
that you showed to us in past times?
Where are the blessings that you promised to David?
50My Lord, look at how people are insulting me!
People from all nations laugh at me, your servant.
51 Lord, your enemies insult the king that you have chosen.
Wherever I go, they insult me!
52 Praise the Lord as he deserves!
Yes! Amen! We agree!
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