Psalms 89 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version

Psalms 89

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 know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.

³"I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:

⁴Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations." [Pause.]

⁵The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!

⁶Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?

⁷A God greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones, And to be had in reverence above all who are around him?

⁸O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

⁹Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!

¹⁰Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.

¹¹The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.

¹²The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

¹³Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.

¹⁴Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.

¹⁵Happy the people that know the trumpet’s sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;

¹⁶In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!

¹⁷For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!

¹⁸For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.

¹⁹Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst,—"I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people;

²⁰I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.

²¹With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.

²²The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.

²³For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.

²⁴My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.

²⁵I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.

²⁶He shall say to me, ‘Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.

²⁹I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.

³⁰Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,

³¹Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,

³²I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

³³But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.

³⁵Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.

³⁶His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.

³⁷It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky."

³⁸But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.

³⁹Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.

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

⁴¹All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

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

⁴³Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.

⁴⁴Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.

⁴⁵Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.

⁴⁶How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?

⁴⁷Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!

⁴⁸What man liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld?

⁴⁹Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

⁵⁰Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,

⁵¹With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!

⁵²Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!

Psalms 89

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 congregation of the saints.

⁶For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

⁷God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

⁸O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

⁹Thou rulest the raging 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 thy strong arm.

¹¹The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

¹²The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

¹³Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

¹⁴Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

¹⁵Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

¹⁶In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁷For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

¹⁸For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

¹⁹Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, 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 foes before his face, and plague 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 in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

²⁶He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

²⁷Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than 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 judgments;

³¹If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

³²Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³Nevertheless 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 that 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 a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

³⁸But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

³⁹Thou hast made void 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 strong holds to ruin.

⁴¹All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

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

⁴³Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

⁴⁴Thou hast made his glory 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, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

⁴⁷Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

⁴⁸What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

⁴⁹Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

⁵⁰Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

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.