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
Psalm 89
God’s Covenant with David
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 #
Ps 101.1
I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,#89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
2 #
Ps 103.17
I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.
3 #
1 Kings 8.16; Ps 132.11 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to my servant David:
4 #
2 Sam 7.16; Lk 1.33 ‘I will establish your descendants forever
and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah
5 #
Ps 19.1; 149.1 Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 #
Ps 29.1; Mic 7.18 For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
7 #
Ps 47.2; 96.4 a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
great and awesome#89.7 Gk Syr: Heb greatly awesome above all who are around him?
8 #
Ps 71.19
O Lord God of hosts,
who is as mighty as you, O Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 #
Ps 65.7
You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
10 #
Ps 68.1; Isa 51.9 You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 #
1 Chr 29.11; Ps 24.1, 2 The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
the world and all that is in it—you founded them.
12 #
Josh 19.22
The north and the south#89.12 Or Zaphon and Yamin—you created them;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
13 #
Ps 98.1
You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 #
Ps 85.13; 97.2 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15 #
Num 10.10
Happy are the people who know the festal shout,
who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;
16they exult in your name all day long
and extol#89.16 Cn: Heb are exalted in your righteousness.
17 #
Ps 28.8; 75.10 For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.
18 #
Ps 47.9; 71.22 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 #
1 Kings 11.34
Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one and said,
“I have set the crown#89.19 Cn: Heb help on one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 #
1 Sam 16.1, 12; Acts 13.22 I have found my servant David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;
21my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 #
2 Sam 7.10
The enemy shall not outwit him;
the wicked shall not humble him.
23 #
2 Sam 7.9
I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24 #
2 Sam 7.15
My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name his horn shall be exalted.
25I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 #
2 Sam 7.14
He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’
27 #
Num 24.7; Col 1.15; Rev 1.5 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 #
Isa 55.3
Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.
29 #
Deut 11.21; Isa 9.7; Jer 33.17 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 #
2 Sam 7.14
If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,
31if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 #
2 Sam 7.14
then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges,
33 #
2 Sam 7.15
but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
34 #
Num 23.19; Deut 7.9 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 #
Am 4.2
Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 #
Ps 72.5
His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.
37It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
38 #
Deut 32.19; 1 Chr 28.9 But now you have spurned and rejected him;
you are full of wrath against your anointed.
39 #
Lam 5.16
You have renounced the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 #
Ps 80.12; Lam 2.2, 5 You have broken through all his walls;
you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 #
Ps 44.13
All who pass by plunder him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42 #
Ps 13.2; 80.6 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 #
Ps 44.10
Moreover, you have turned back the edge of his sword,
and you have not supported him in battle.
44 #
Ezek 28.7
You have removed the scepter from his hand#89.44 Cn: Heb removed his cleanness
and hurled his throne to the ground.
45 #
Ps 44.15; 102.23 You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame. Selah
46 #
Ps 79.5
How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?
47 #
Job 7.7; 10.9; 14.1; Ps 39.5 Remember how short my time is—#89.47 Meaning of Heb uncertain
for what vanity you have created all mortals!
48 #
Ps 49.9; Heb 11.5 Who can live and never see death?
Who can escape the power of Sheol? Selah
49 #
2 Sam 7.15; Ps 54.5 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 #
Ps 69.9, 19 Remember, O Lord, how your servant is taunted,
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,#89.50 Cn: Heb bosom all of many peoples
51 #
Ps 74.10
with which your enemies taunt, O Lord,
with which they taunted the footsteps of your anointed.
52 #
Ps 41.13
Blessed be the Lord forever.
Amen and Amen.
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