Psalms 89 Comparison: Bible in Basic English vs New Heart English Bible
Psalms 89
1My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.
2For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.
3I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;
4I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)
5In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.
6For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?
7God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.
8O Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.
9You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.
10Rahab was crushed by you like one wounded to death; with your strong arm you put to flight all your haters.
11Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
12You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.
13Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.
14The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
15Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.
16In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.
17For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.
18For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.
19Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.
20I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.
21My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.
22The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
23I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.
24But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.
25I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.
27And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.
28I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.
29His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.
30If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;
31If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;
32Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.
33But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.
34I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.
35I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.
36His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.
37It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)
38But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.
39You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.
40All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.
41All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.
42You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.
43His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.
44You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.
45You have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)
46How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?
47See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?
48What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)
49Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?
50Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;
51The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.
52Let the Lord be praised for ever. So be it, So be it.
Psalms 89
1I will sing of the loving kindness of the Lord forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
3"I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,
4'I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.
5The heavens will praise your wonders, Lord; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
7a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
8Lord, God of Hosts, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.
9You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
10You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
12The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
15Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
16In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
17For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
18For our shield belongs to the Lord; our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19Then you spoke in vision to your holy ones, and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
20I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
21with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
22No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
24But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
25I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!'
27I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.
29I will also make his seed endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30If his children forsake my Law, and do not walk in my ordinances;
31if they break my statutes, and do not keep my commandments;
32then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
35Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
36His seed will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.
37It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." Selah.
38But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.
39You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
40You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven't supported him in battle.
44You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.
45You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.
46How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
47Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!
48What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
49Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
50Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
51With which your enemies have mocked, Lord, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
52Blessed be the Lord forevermore. Amen, and Amen.
Understanding Bible in Basic English vs New Heart English Bible in Psalms 89
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Key Comparison: Psalms 89:16
"In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up."
"In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted."
