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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Tehillim 89
89
(A maskil of Eitan the Ezrachi)
1I will sing of the mercies of Hashem olam; with my mouth will I make known Thy emunah (faithfulness) to dor vador.
2 For I have said, Chesed shall be built up olam; Thy emunah (faithfulness) shalt Thou establish in Shomayim itself.
3 I have made a Brit with My Bechir (Chosen one), I have sworn unto Dovid Avdi,
4 Thy Zera will I establish ad olam, and build up thy kisse to dor vador. Selah
5 And Shomayim shall praise Thy wonders, O Hashem; Thy emunah (faithfulness) also in the Kahal Kedoshim.
6 For who in the heavens can be compared unto Hashem? Who among the bnei elim can be likened unto Hashem?
7 G-d is greatly to be feared in the sod Kedoshim (council of the holy ones), and is awesome over all them that are around Him.
8 Hashem Elohei Tzva'os, who is like Thee, O Mighty One, Hashem? Thy emunah also surrounds Thee!
9 Thou rulest the raging of the yam; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.#89:9 See Mk 4:41
10 Thou hast broken Rachav in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered Thine oyevim with Thy strong Zero'a.
11 Shomayim are Thine, Eretz also is Thine; as for the tevel (world) and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.
12 The tzafon (north) and the yamin (south) Thou hast created them; Tavor and Chermon shall sing for joy in Thy Shem.
13 Thou hast a mighty Zero'a; strong is Thy Yad, and exalted is Thy Yamin.
14 Tzedek and mishpat are the foundation of Thy kisse; chesed and emes shall go before Thy face.
15 Ashrei is the people that know the joyful sound; they shall walk, Hashem, in the ohr (light) of Thy countenance.
16 In Thy Shem shall they rejoice kol hayom; and in Thy tzedakah shall they be exalted.
17 For Thou art the tiferet (splendor, glory) of their strength; and in Thy favor our keren shall be exalted.
18 For Hashem is our mogen; and the Kadosh Yisroel is Malkeinu (our king).
19 Then Thou spoke in chazon (vision) to Thy chasidim, and saidst, I have laid ezer (help) upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 I have found Dovid Avdi; with My shemen kadosh (holy oil) meshachtiv (I anointed him);
21 With whom My yad shall be established; Mine zero'a also shall strengthen him.
22 The oyev (enemy) shall not ensnare him; nor the ben avlah (son of wickedness) afflict him.
23 And I will beat down his tzar before his face, and strike down them that hate him.
24 But My emunah (faithfulness) and My chesed shall be with him; and in My Shem shall his keren be exalted.
25 I will set his yad also upon the yam, and his yamin upon the neharot (rivers).
26 He shall cry out unto Me, Thou art Avi, Eli, and the Tzur of my Yeshu'ah (salvation).#89:26 Mt 16:16
27 Also I will make him My Bechor, elyon (most exalted) of the Malkhei Aretz.
28 My chesed will I be shomer over for him forevermore, and My Brit shall stand unfailing with him.
29 His zera also will I make to endure forever, and his kisse as the days of Shomayim.
30 If his banim forsake My torah, walk not in My mishpatim,
31 If they violate My chukkot, and are not shomer over My mitzvot;
32 Then will I visit their peysha with shevet (rod), and their avon (iniquity) with stripes.
33 Nevertheless My chesed will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer My emunah (faithfulness) to fail.
34 My Brit will I not violate, nor alter the thing that is gone out of My lips.
35 Once have I sworn by My Kodesh; I will not lie unto Dovid.
36 His zera shall endure l'olam, and his kisse as the shemesh before Me.
37 It shall be established olam as the yarei'ach, and as an ed ne'eman (a faithful witness) in the heavens. Selah
38 But Thou hast cast off#89:38 mem-alef-samech, see same word Ps 118:22 and abhorred, Thou hast been in wrath with Thine Moshiach.
39 Thou hast made void the Brit of Thy eved; Thou hast profaned his nezer (diadem) to the ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his gederot (hedges); Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the derech plunder him; he is a cherpah (reproach) to his shchenim.#89:41 Mt 27:39
42 Thou hast exalted the yamin of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his oyevim to rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned back the edge of his cherev, and hast not made him to stand in the milchamah.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his kisse down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with bushah (shame). Selah
46 How long, Hashem? Wilt Thou hide Thyself lanetzach (forever)? Shall Thy wrath burn like eish?
47 Remember how short my time is. For what vanity hast Thou created kol bnei adam?
48 What gever is he that liveth, and shall not see mavet? Shall he deliver his nefesh from the yad Sheol (power of Sheol)? Selah
49 Adonoi, where are Thy former lovingkindnesses, which Thou didst swear unto Dovid in Thy emunah?
50 Remember, Adonoi, the reproach of Thy avadim; how I do bear in my kheyk (bosom) the reproach of all rabbim amim (many peoples);
51 Wherewith Thine oyevim have reproached, Hashem; wherewith they have reproached the ikkevot (footsteps) of Thine Moshiach.
52 Baruch Hashem l'olam. Omein and Omein.
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