Psalm 89:1-29

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 89

Perplexity about God’s Promises

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.^(A)

¹I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever;^(B)
I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth.^(C)
²For I will declare,
“Faithful love is built up forever;
You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens.”^(D)

³The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with My chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David My servant:
⁴‘I will establish your offspring forever
and build up your throne for all generations.’”^(E)Selah

⁵Lord, the heavens praise Your wonders^(F)—
Your faithfulness also—
in the assembly of the holy ones.^(G)
⁶For who in the skies can compare with the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings^[a] is like the Lord?^(H)
⁷God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than^[b] all who surround Him.^(I)
⁸Lord God of Hosts,
who is strong like You, Lord?^(J)
Your faithfulness surrounds You.
⁹You rule the raging sea;
when its waves surge, You still them.^(K)
¹⁰You crushed Rahab like one who is slain;^(L)
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.^(M)
¹¹The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours.
The world and everything in it—You founded them.^(N)
¹²North and south—You created them.^(O)
Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.^(P)
¹³You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is powerful;
Your right hand is lifted high.^(Q)
¹⁴Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;^(R)
faithful love and truth go before You.^(S)
¹⁵Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;^(T)
Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.^(U)
¹⁶They rejoice in Your name all day long,
and they are exalted by Your righteousness.^(V)
¹⁷For You are their magnificent strength;^(W)
by Your favor our horn is exalted.^(X)
¹⁸Surely our shield^[c] belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.^(Y)

¹⁹You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones
and said: “I have granted help to a warrior;
I have exalted one chosen^[d] from the people.^(Z)
²⁰I have found David My servant;
I have anointed him with My sacred oil.^(AA)
²¹My hand will always be with him,
and My arm will strengthen him.^(AB)
²²The enemy will not afflict^[e] him;
no wicked man will oppress him.^(AC)
²³I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him.^(AD)
²⁴My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through My name
his horn will be exalted.^(AE)
²⁵I will extend his power to the sea
and his right hand to the rivers.^(AF)
²⁶He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,^(AG)
my God, the rock of my salvation.’^(AH)
²⁷I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.^(AI)
²⁸I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.^(AJ)
²⁹I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.^[f]^(AK)