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.
Book 4
Psalms 90—106
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Psalms 89
89
Covenant with David’s Seed
1A contemplative song of Ethan the Ezrahite.
2I will sing of the love of Adonai forever. To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.
3For I said, “Let your lovingkindness be built up forever! The heavens—let Your faithfulness be made firm there!”
4“I have made a covenant with My chosen one. I have sworn to David My servant:
5‘Forever I will establish your seed, and will build your throne from generation to generation.’” Selah
6The heavens praise Your wonders, Adonai —Your faithfulness, too— in the assembly of the kedoshim.
7For who in the skies can compare to Adonai? Who is like Adonai among the sons of gods?
8God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all around Him.
9Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot, who is like You, mighty Adonai, with Your faithfulness all around You?
10You rule over the swelling of the sea. When its waves mount up, You still them.
11You crushed Rahab like a slain one. You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
12The heavens are Yours, also Yours the earth —the world and its fullness— You have founded them.
13You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at Your Name.
14Your arm is mighty, Your hand is strong, exalted is Your right hand.
15Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
16Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout, They walk in the light of Your presence, Adonai.
17They rejoice in Your Name all day, and by Your righteousness they are exalted.
18For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
19For our shield belongs to Adonai, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
20Then You spoke in vision to Your godly ones, and said: “I have bestowed help on a warrior. I have exalted one chosen from among the people.
21I have found David My servant. With My holy oil I have anointed him.
22With him My hand will be established. Surely My arm will strengthen him.
23No enemy will exact tribute from him, no son of wickedness will oppress him.
24I will crush his adversaries before him, and strike down those who hate him.
25My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, and by My Name his horn will be exalted.
26I will also set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
27He will call to Me: ‘You are my Father, my God and the rock of my salvation.’
28I also will set him as firstborn— the highest of the kings of earth.
29I will maintain My love for him forever, and My covenant with him will be firm.
30His seed I will establish forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
31If his sons forsake My Torah, and do not walk in My judgments,
32if they violate My decrees, and do not keep My mitzvot,
33then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with flogging.
34But I will not withdraw My lovingkindness from him, nor will I betray My faithfulness.
35I will not violate My covenant, nor alter what My lips have uttered.
36Once for all I have sworn by My holiness —surely I will not lie to David—
37his descendants will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me,
38and as the moon, established forever, and a trustworthy witness in the sky.” Selah
39But You have cast off and spurned, You have become furious with Your anointed one.
40You have renounced the covenant of Your servant. You have defiled his crown even to the ground.
41You have broken down all his walls. You reduced his strongholds to ruin.
42All who pass by have plundered him. He has become a taunt to his neighbors.
43You exalted the right hand of his foes and made all his enemies rejoice.
44You turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.
45You brought his splendor to an end, and cast his throne down to the ground.
46You cut short the days of his youth. You covered him with shame. Selah
47How long, Adonai, will You hide Yourself? Forever? Will Your fury keep burning like fire?
48Remember how short my life span is! For what futility have You created all the children of men?
49What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver himself from the clutches of Sheol? Selah
50Where is Your former lovingkindness, my Lord, which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?
51Remember, my Lord, the mockery against Your servants that I bear in my heart from so many peoples.
52How Your enemies have mocked, Adonai, how they have mocked the footsteps of Your Anointed One!
53Blessed be Adonai forever. Amen and Amen.
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