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 Contemplation of #1 Kin. 4:31Ethan the Ezrahite.
1I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
#(Ps. 119:89, 90)Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”
3“I#1 Kin. 8:16 have made a covenant with My chosen,
I have #2 Sam. 7:11; 1 Chr. 17:10–12sworn to My servant David:
4‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne #(2 Sam. 7:13; Is. 9:7; Luke 1:33)to all generations.’ ”
Selah
5And #(Ps. 19:1)the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
6#Ps. 86:8; 113:5For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
7#Ps. 76:7, 11God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
8O Lord God of hosts,
Who is mighty like You, O Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9#Ps. 65:7; 93:3, 4; 107:29You rule the raging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.
10#Ex. 14:26–28; Ps. 87:4; Is. 30:7; 51:9You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;
You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11#(Gen. 1:1; 1 Chr. 29:11)The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
12The north and the south, You have created them;
#Josh. 19:22; Judg. 4:6; Jer. 46:18Tabor and #Deut. 3:8; Josh. 11:17; 12:1; Song 4:8Hermon rejoice in Your name.
13You have a mighty arm;
Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.
15Blessed are the people who know the #Lev. 23:24; Num. 10:10; Ps. 98:6joyful sound!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
16In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
17For You are the glory of their strength,
And in Your favor our horn is #Ps. 75:10; 92:10; 132:17exalted.
18For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one #1 Kin. 11:34chosen from the people.
20#1 Sam. 13:14; 16:1–12; Acts 13:22I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21#Ps. 80:17With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shall not outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.
24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25Also I will #Ps. 72:8set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.
26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are #2 Sam. 7:14; (1 Chr. 22:10); Jer. 3:19my Father,
My God, and #2 Sam. 22:47the rock of my salvation.’
27Also I will make him #Ex. 4:22; Ps. 2:7; Jer. 31:9; (Col. 1:15, 18)My firstborn,
#Num. 24:7; (Ps. 72:11); Rev. 19:16The highest of the kings of the earth.
28#Is. 55:3My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29His seed also I will make to endure forever,
#(1 Kin. 2:4; Is. 9:7); Jer. 33:17And his throne #Deut. 11:21as the days of heaven.
30“If#(2 Sam. 7:14) his sons #Ps. 119:53forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31If they break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
33#2 Sam. 7:14, 15Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him,
Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
34My covenant I will not break,
Nor #(Num. 23:19); Jer. 33:20–22alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
35Once I have sworn #(1 Sam. 15:29); Amos 4:2; (Titus 1:2)by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
36#(Luke 1:33)His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne #Ps. 72:17as the sun before Me;
37It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.”
Selah
38But You have #(1 Chr. 28:9)cast off and #Deut. 32:19abhorred,
You have been furious with Your anointed.
39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant;
#Ps. 74:7; Lam. 5:16You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
40You have broken down all his hedges;
You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41All who pass by the way #Ps. 80:12plunder him;
He is a reproach to his neighbors.
42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
And have not sustained him in the battle.
44You have made his glory cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground.
45The days of his youth You have shortened;
You have covered him with shame.
Selah
46How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?
47Remember how short my time #Ps. 90:9is;
For what #Ps. 62:9futility have You created all the children of men?
48What man can live and not see #(Eccl. 3:19)death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave?
Selah
49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,
Which You #(2 Sam. 7:15); Jer. 30:9; Ezek. 34:23swore to David #Ps. 54:5in Your truth?
50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—
#Ps. 69:9, 19How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
51#Ps. 74:10, 18, 22With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
52#Ps. 41:13Blessed be the Lord forevermore!
Amen and Amen.
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