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 89
89
Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings
A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1I will sing forever of Yahweh’s acts of loyal love.
From generation to generation#Literally “To a generation and a generation”
I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.
2For I say, “Forever your loyal love is built up.
The heavens you have established with your faithfulness in them.”
3“I made a covenant with my chosen one;
I swore an oath to David my servant:
4‘I will establish your descendants forever,
and I will build up your throne from generation to generation.’ ”#Literally “To a generation and a generation” Selah
5And so the heavens will praise your wonderful deed, O Yahweh,
even your faithfulness, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6For who in the sky#Hebrew singular collective “clouds” is equal to Yahweh?
Who is like Yahweh among the sons of God,
7a God feared greatly in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all surrounding him?
8O Yahweh God of hosts,
who is mighty like you, O Yah,
with#Hebrew “and” your faithfulness surrounding you?
9You are ruling the surging of the sea.
When its waves rise, you yourself still#Literally “you, you calm” them.
10You yourself crushed#Literally “You, you crushed” Rahab like one who is slain;
you scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
11The heavens are yours, the earth yours as well,
the world with its fullness, because you founded them.
12North and south, you created them;
Tabor and Hermon shout joyfully over your name.
13You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is strong; your right hand reaches high.
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.
Loyal love and faithfulness#Or “truth” come before your face.#That is, enjoy continual access
15Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout;
O Yahweh, they walk about in the light of your countenance.
16In your name they rejoice all the day,
and in your righteousness they rise up.
17For you are the glory of their strength,
and by your favor our horn rises up,#According to the reading tradition (Qere). The Kethib reads “you exalt our horn”
18because our shield belongs to Yahweh,#Or “Yahweh is our shield.”
and our king to the Holy One of Israel.#Or “The Holy One of Israel is our king.”
19Formerly you spoke in a vision
to your faithful ones, and said,
“I have bestowed help on a mighty man;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20I have found David, my servant.
With my holy oil I have anointed him,
21with whom my hand will be steadfast.
Surely my arm will strengthen him.
22The enemy will not deceive him,
and no evil man#Literally “a son of wickedness” will afflict him.
23But I will crush his adversaries before him,
and I will strike those who hate him.
24And so my faithfulness
and my loyal love will be with him,
and in my name his horn will rise up.
25And I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
27I will also make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28Forever I will keep my loyal love for him,
and my covenant will be reliable for him.
29I will also establish his offspring forever,
and his throne as the days of the heavens.
30If his sons forsake my law
and do not walk in my judgments,
31if they defile#Hebrew “profane; treat as common” my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32then I will punish their transgression with a rod,
and their guilt with wounds.
33But I will not break off my loyal love from him,
and I will not be false against my faithfulness.
34I will not defile#Hebrew “profane; treat as common” my covenant,
or alter what proceeded from my lips.
35Once#Hebrew “One” I have sworn by my holiness,
‘I will surely not lie to David,
36His offspring will endure#Hebrew “be” forever,
and his throne as the sun before me.
37Like the moon it will be steadfast forever,
and like an enduring witness in the sky.’ ” Selah
38But you have spurned and rejected;
you are very angry with your anointed one.
39You have repudiated the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled#Hebrew “profane; treat as common” his crown in#Hebrew “to” the dirt.
40You have broken down all his walls;
you have made his fortifications a ruin.
41All passing along the road plunder him;
he has become a taunt to his neighbors.
42You have raised the right hand#That is, given them victory of his adversaries.
You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43You have also turned back the edge of his sword
and have not helped him stand his ground in the battle.
44You have made his splendor to cease,
and cast his throne to the ground.
45You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame. Selah
46How long, O Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever?
Will your wrath burn like fire forever?
47Remember what my lifespan is.
Remember for what vanity
you have created all the children of humankind.
48What man can live on and not see death?
Can he deliver his life from the power#Literally “hand”” of Sheol? Selah
49Where are your former acts of loyal love, O Lord,
that you swore to David by your faithfulness?
50Remember, O Lord the taunting of your servants,
how I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many peoples,
51by which your enemies taunt, O Yahweh,
by which they taunt the steps of your anointed one.
52Blessed be Yahweh forever.
Amen and Amen.
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