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
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever;
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant;
4Thy seed will I establish for ever,
And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah
5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD;
Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD?
Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the LORD,
7A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones,
And to be feared above all them that are round about him?
8O LORD God of hosts,
Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O jah?
And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
9Thou rulest the pride of the sea:
When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;
Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine:
The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12The north and the south, thou hast created them:
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
13Thou hast a mighty arm:
Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14Righteousness and judgement are the foundation of thy throne:
Mercy and truth go before thy face.
15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:
They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
16In thy name do they rejoice all the day:
And in thy righteousness are they exalted.
17For thou art the glory of their strength:
And in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18For our shield belongeth unto the LORD;
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints,
And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20I have found David 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 adversaries before him,
And smite 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 on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.
27I also will make him my firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.
28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.
30If his children forsake my law,
And walk not in my judgements;
31If they break my statutes,
And keep not my commandments;
32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
33But my mercy 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;
I will not lie unto David;
36His seed shall endure for ever,
And his throne as the sun before me.
37It shall be established for ever as the moon,
And as the faithful witness in the sky. Selah
38But thou hast cast off and rejected,
Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant:
Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
40Thou hast broken down all his hedges;
Thou hast brought his strong holds to rain.
41All that pass by the way spoil him:
He is become a reproach to his neighbours.
42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword,
And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44Thou hast made his brightness to cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground.
45The days of his youth hast thou shortened:
Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah
46How long, O LORD, wilt thou hid thyself for ever?
How long shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47O remember how short my time is:
For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!
48What man is he that shall live and not see death,
That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
49Lord, where are thy former mercies,
Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants;
How I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples:
51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD,
Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52Blessed be the LORD for evermore.
Amen, and Amen.
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