Psalms 89

¹I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah 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 wilt 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 Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,

⁷A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?

⁸O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? 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 justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.

¹⁵Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, 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 favor our horn shall be exalted.

¹⁸For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; 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 from 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 lovingkindness 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 first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸My lovingkindness 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 mine ordinances;

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 lovingkindness 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, Andasthe 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 by casting it to the ground.

⁴⁰Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

⁴¹All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.

⁴²Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

⁴³Yea, thou turnest back the edge of 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 Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How longshall thy wrath burn like fire?

⁴⁷Oh 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 lovingkindnesses, 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 Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

⁵²Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Psalms 89

¹I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

²For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

³You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

⁴‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah

⁵The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

⁷In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

⁸O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

⁹You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

¹⁰You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

¹¹The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.

¹²North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

¹³Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

¹⁵Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

¹⁶They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

¹⁷For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

¹⁸Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

²⁰I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

²¹My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

²²No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

²³I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

²⁴My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

²⁵I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

²⁶He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

²⁷I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

²⁹I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

³⁰If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

³¹if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

³²I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

³³But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

³⁴I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

³⁵Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—

³⁶his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

³⁷like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

³⁸Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.

³⁹You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

⁴⁰You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

⁴¹All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

⁴²You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

⁴³You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

⁴⁴You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

⁴⁵You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

⁴⁶How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

⁴⁷Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

⁴⁸What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

⁴⁹Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

⁵⁰Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

⁵¹how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

⁵²Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.