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
Maskhil [Contemplative poem] of Ethan the Ezrachi [as arising out of the soil].
1I will sing of the mercies of the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] forever: with my mouth will I make known youri faithfulness to all generations.
2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever: youri faithfulness shall youi establish in the very heavens.
3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David [Beloved] my servant,
4Your2s seed will I establish forever, and build up youri throne to all generations. Selah [stop and diligently consider what was just said].
5And the heavens shall praise youri wonders, O Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]: youri faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]?
7God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him.
8O Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies], who [is] a strong Lord- Yah [Behold The Hand] (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) like unto youi? or to youri faithfulness round about youi?
9youi rule the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, youi stillest them.
10youi have broken Rachav (Violence) in pieces, as one that is slain; youi have scattered youri enemies with youri strong arm.
11The heavens [are] yoursi, the earth also [is] yoursi: [as for] the world and the fullness thereof, youi have founded them.
12The north and the south youi have created them: Tavor [Mound] and Hermon [A Sanctuary] shall rejoice in youri name.
13youi have a mighty arm: strong is youri hand, [and] high is youri right hand.
14Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of youri throne: mercy and tshall go before youri face.
15Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate], in the light of youri Countenance (Face, appearance; show favor).
16In youri name shall they rejoice all the day: and in youri righteousness shall they be exalted.
17For youi [are] the glory of their strength: and in youri favour our horn shall be exalted.
18For the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] [is] our defense; and the Holy One of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel of God] [is] our king.
19Then youi spoke in vision to youri holy one, and said, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.
20I have found David [Beloved] my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26He shall cry unto me, youi [are] my father, my God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered], and the Rock of my Salvation.
27Also I will make him [my] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28My mercy will I keep for him forevermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29His seed also will I make [to endure] forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David [Beloved].
36His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37It shall be established forever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah [stop and diligently consider what was just said].
38But youi have cast off and abhorred, youi have been exceedingly angry with youri anointed.
39youi have made void the covenant of youri servant: youi have profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
40youi have broken down all his hedges; youi have brought his strong holds to ruin.
41All that pass by the way spoil (plunder; prey; booty) him: he is a reproach (disgrace; shame) to his neighbours.
42youi have set up the right hand of his adversaries; youi have made all his enemies to rejoice.
43youi have also turned the edge of his sword, and have not made him to stand in the battle.
44youi have made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45The days of his youth have youi shortened: youi have covered him with shame. Selah [stop and diligently consider what was just said].
46How long, Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]? will youi hide yourself forever? shall youri wrath burn like fire?
47Remember how short my time is: wherefore have youi made all men in vain?
48What man [is he that] lives, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah [stop and diligently consider what was just said].
49Lord-Adonai [Greatest Above All Things], where [are] youri former lovingkindnesses, [which] youi swore unto David [Beloved] in youri truth?
50Remember, Lord-Adonai [Greatest Above All Things], the reproach (disgrace; shame) of youri servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach (disgrace; shame) of] all the mighty people;
51Wherewith youri enemies have reproached, O Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of youri anointed.
52Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [be] the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] forevermore. Amen, and Amen.
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