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Psalm 89
New King James Version
Psalm 89
New King James Version
Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings
A [a]Contemplation of (A)Ethan the Ezrahite.
89 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
(B)Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”
3 “I(C) have made a covenant with My chosen,
I have (D)sworn to My servant David:
4 ‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne (E)to all generations.’ ” Selah
5 And (F)the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
6 (G)For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
7 (H)God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
8 O Lord God of hosts,
Who is mighty like You, O Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9 (I)You rule the raging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.
10 (J)You have broken [b]Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;
You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 (K)The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
12 The north and the south, You have created them;
(L)Tabor and (M)Hermon rejoice in Your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.
15 Blessed are the people who know the (N)joyful sound!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
16 In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of their strength,
And in Your favor our [c]horn is (O)exalted.
18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your [d]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one (P)chosen from the people.
20 (Q)I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 (R)With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not [e]outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.
24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25 Also I will (S)set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.
26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are (T)my Father,
My God, and (U)the rock of my salvation.’
27 Also I will make him (V)My firstborn,
(W)The highest of the kings of the earth.
28 (X)My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29 His seed also I will make to endure forever,
(Y)And his throne (Z)as the days of heaven.
30 “If(AA) his sons (AB)forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [f]break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
33 (AC)Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not [g]utterly take from him,
Nor [h]allow My faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant I will not break,
Nor (AD)alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
35 Once I have sworn (AE)by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
36 (AF)His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne (AG)as the sun before Me;
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
38 But You have (AH)cast off and (AI)abhorred,[i]
You have been furious with Your [j]anointed.
39 You have renounced the covenant of Your servant;
(AJ)You have [k]profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
40 You have broken down all his hedges;
You have brought his [l]strongholds to ruin.
41 All who pass by the way (AK)plunder him;
He is a reproach to his neighbors.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
And have not sustained him in the battle.
44 You have made his [m]glory cease,
And cast his throne down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth You have shortened;
You have covered him with shame. Selah
46 How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time (AL)is;
For what (AM)futility have You created all the children of men?
48 What man can live and not [n]see (AN)death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of [o]the grave? Selah
49 Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,
Which You (AO)swore to David (AP)in Your truth?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—
(AQ)How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
51 (AR)With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your [p]anointed.
52 (AS)Blessed be the Lord forevermore!
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 89:10 Egypt
- Psalm 89:17 Strength
- Psalm 89:19 So with many Heb. mss.; MT, LXX, Tg., Vg. holy ones
- Psalm 89:22 Or exact usury from him
- Psalm 89:31 profane
- Psalm 89:33 Lit. break off
- Psalm 89:33 Lit. deal falsely with My faithfulness
- Psalm 89:38 rejected
- Psalm 89:38 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
- Psalm 89:39 defiled
- Psalm 89:40 fortresses
- Psalm 89:44 splendor or brightness
- Psalm 89:48 experience death
- Psalm 89:48 Or Sheol
- Psalm 89:51 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Salmi 89
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Salmi 89
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Inno e preghiera al Dio fedele
89 Maskil. Di Etan l'Ezraita.
2 Canterò senza fine le grazie del Signore,
con la mia bocca annunzierò la tua fedeltà nei secoli,
3 perché hai detto: «La mia grazia rimane per sempre»;
la tua fedeltà è fondata nei cieli.
4 «Ho stretto un'alleanza con il mio eletto,
ho giurato a Davide mio servo:
5 stabilirò per sempre la tua discendenza,
ti darò un trono che duri nei secoli».
6 I cieli cantano le tue meraviglie, Signore,
la tua fedeltà nell'assemblea dei santi.
7 Chi sulle nubi è uguale al Signore,
chi è simile al Signore tra gli angeli di Dio?
8 Dio è tremendo nell'assemblea dei santi,
grande e terribile tra quanti lo circondano.
9 Chi è uguale a te, Signore, Dio degli eserciti?
Sei potente, Signore, e la tua fedeltà ti fa corona.
10 Tu domini l'orgoglio del mare,
tu plachi il tumulto dei suoi flutti.
11 Tu hai calpestato Raab come un vinto,
con braccio potente hai disperso i tuoi nemici.
12 Tuoi sono i cieli, tua è la terra,
tu hai fondato il mondo e quanto contiene;
13 il settentrione e il mezzogiorno tu li hai creati,
il Tabor e l'Ermon cantano il tuo nome.
14 E' potente il tuo braccio,
forte la tua mano, alta la tua destra.
15 Giustizia e diritto sono la base del tuo trono,
grazia e fedeltà precedono il tuo volto.
16 Beato il popolo che ti sa acclamare
e cammina, o Signore, alla luce del tuo volto:
17 esulta tutto il giorno nel tuo nome,
nella tua giustizia trova la sua gloria.
18 Perché tu sei il vanto della sua forza
e con il tuo favore innalzi la nostra potenza.
19 Perché del Signore è il nostro scudo,
il nostro re, del Santo d'Israele.
20 Un tempo parlasti in visione ai tuoi santi dicendo:
«Ho portato aiuto a un prode,
ho innalzato un eletto tra il mio popolo.
21 Ho trovato Davide, mio servo,
con il mio santo olio l'ho consacrato;
22 la mia mano è il suo sostegno,
il mio braccio è la sua forza.
23 Su di lui non trionferà il nemico,
né l'opprimerà l'iniquo.
24 Annienterò davanti a lui i suoi nemici
e colpirò quelli che lo odiano.
25 La mia fedeltà e la mia grazia saranno con lui
e nel mio nome si innalzerà la sua potenza.
26 Stenderò sul mare la sua mano
e sui fiumi la sua destra.
27 Egli mi invocherà: Tu sei mio padre,
mio Dio e roccia della mia salvezza.
28 Io lo costituirò mio primogenito,
il più alto tra i re della terra.
29 Gli conserverò sempre la mia grazia,
la mia alleanza gli sarà fedele.
30 Stabilirò per sempre la sua discendenza,
il suo trono come i giorni del cielo.
31 Se i suoi figli abbandoneranno la mia legge
e non seguiranno i miei decreti,
32 se violeranno i miei statuti
e non osserveranno i miei comandi,
33 punirò con la verga il loro peccato
e con flagelli la loro colpa.
34 Ma non gli toglierò la mia grazia
e alla mia fedeltà non verrò mai meno.
35 Non violerò la mia alleanza,
non muterò la mia promessa.
36 Sulla mia santità ho giurato una volta per sempre:
certo non mentirò a Davide.
37 In eterno durerà la sua discendenza,
il suo trono davanti a me quanto il sole,
38 sempre saldo come la luna,
testimone fedele nel cielo».
39 Ma tu lo hai respinto e ripudiato,
ti sei adirato contro il tuo consacrato;
40 hai rotto l'alleanza con il tuo servo,
hai profanato nel fango la sua corona.
41 Hai abbattuto tutte le sue mura
e diroccato le sue fortezze;
42 tutti i passanti lo hanno depredato,
è divenuto lo scherno dei suoi vicini.
43 Hai fatto trionfare la destra dei suoi rivali,
hai fatto gioire tutti i suoi nemici.
44 Hai smussato il filo della sua spada
e non l'hai sostenuto nella battaglia.
45 Hai posto fine al suo splendore,
hai rovesciato a terra il suo trono.
46 Hai abbreviato i giorni della sua giovinezza
e lo hai coperto di vergogna.
47 Fino a quando, Signore,
continuerai a tenerti nascosto,
arderà come fuoco la tua ira?
48 Ricorda quant'è breve la mia vita.
Perché quasi un nulla hai creato ogni uomo?
49 Quale vivente non vedrà la morte,
sfuggirà al potere degli inferi?
50 Dove sono, Signore, le tue grazie di un tempo,
che per la tua fedeltà hai giurato a Davide?
51 Ricorda, Signore, l'oltraggio dei tuoi servi:
porto nel cuore le ingiurie di molti popoli,
52 con le quali, Signore, i tuoi nemici insultano,
insultano i passi del tuo consacrato.
53 Benedetto il Signore in eterno.
Amen, amen.
Psalm 89
New International Version
Psalm 89
New International Version
Psalm 89[a]
A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing(A) of the Lord’s great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known(B)
through all generations.
2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.(C)
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4 ‘I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[c](D)
5 The heavens(E) praise your wonders, Lord,
your faithfulness too, in the assembly(F) of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?(G)
7 In the council(H) of the holy ones(I) God is greatly feared;
he is more awesome than all who surround him.(J)
8 Who is like you,(K) Lord God Almighty?(L)
You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 You rule over the surging sea;
when its waves mount up, you still them.(M)
10 You crushed Rahab(N) like one of the slain;
with your strong arm you scattered(O) your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours,(P) and yours also the earth;(Q)
you founded the world and all that is in it.(R)
12 You created the north and the south;
Tabor(S) and Hermon(T) sing for joy(U) at your name.
13 Your arm is endowed with power;
your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.(V)
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;(W)
love and faithfulness go before you.(X)
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk(Y) in the light(Z) of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name(AA) all day long;
they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,(AB)
and by your favor you exalt our horn.[d](AC)
18 Indeed, our shield[e](AD) belongs to the Lord,
our king(AE) to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Once you spoke in a vision,
to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(AF) my servant;(AG)
with my sacred oil(AH) I have anointed(AI) him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.(AJ)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(AK)
the wicked will not oppress(AL) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(AM)
and strike down his adversaries.(AN)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(AO)
and through my name his horn[f] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.(AP)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(AQ)
my God, the Rock(AR) my Savior.’(AS)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(AT)
the most exalted(AU) of the kings(AV) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.(AW)
29 I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.(AX)
30 “If his sons forsake my law
and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;(AY)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(AZ)
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.(BA)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;(BB)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”(BC)
38 But you have rejected,(BD) you have spurned,
you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and have defiled his crown in the dust.(BE)
40 You have broken through all his walls(BF)
and reduced his strongholds(BG) to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered(BH) him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.(BI)
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.(BJ)
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
and have not supported him in battle.(BK)
44 You have put an end to his splendor
and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short(BL) the days of his youth;
you have covered him with a mantle of shame.(BM)
46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?(BN)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.(BO)
For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
or who can escape the power of the grave?(BP)
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[g] been mocked,(BQ)
how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(BR)
52 Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.(BS)
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:1 In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
- Psalm 89:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.
- Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
- Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign
- Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have
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