Psalm 89:1-33 New American Standard Bible
The Lord’s Covenant with David and Israel’s Afflictions.
A [a]Maskil of [b]Ethan [c]the Ezrahite.
89 I will (A)sing of the graciousness of the Lord forever;
To all generations I will (B)make Your (C)faithfulness known with my mouth.
2 For I have said, “(D)Graciousness will be built up forever;
In the heavens You will establish Your (E)faithfulness.”
3 “I have made a covenant with (F)My chosen;
I have (G)sworn to My servant David,
4 I will establish your [d](H)descendants forever
And build up your (I)throne to all generations.” Selah
5 The (J)heavens will praise Your wonders, Lord;
Your faithfulness also (K)in the assembly of the (L)holy ones.
6 For (M)who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?
Who among the [e](N)sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
7 A God (O)greatly feared in the council of the (P)holy ones,
And (Q)awesome above all those who are around Him?
8 Lord God of armies, (R)who is like You, mighty [f]Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9 You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You (S)calm them.
10 You Yourself crushed [g](T)Rahab like one who is slain;
You (U)scattered Your enemies with [h]Your mighty arm.
11 The (V)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The (W)world and [i]all it contains, You have established them.
12 The (X)north and the south, You have created them;
(Y)Tabor and (Z)Hermon (AA)shout for joy at Your name.
13 You have [j]a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your (AB)right hand is exalted.
14 (AC)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
(AD)Mercy and [k]truth go before You.
15 Blessed are the people who know the [l](AE)joyful sound!
Lord, they walk in the (AF)light of Your face.
16 In (AG)Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of (AH)their strength,
And by Your favor [m]our (AI)horn is exalted.
18 For our (AJ)shield belongs to the Lord,
[n]And our king to the (AK)Holy One of Israel.
19 [o]Once You spoke in vision to Your godly [p]ones,
And said, “I have [q]given help to one who is (AL)mighty;
I have exalted one (AM)chosen from the people.
20 I have (AN)found My servant David;
With My holy (AO)oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom (AP)My hand will be established;
My arm also will (AQ)strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not [r]deceive him,
Nor will the [s](AR)son of wickedness afflict him.
23 But I will (AS)crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.
24 My (AT)faithfulness and My favor will be with him,
And in My name his (AU)horn will be exalted.
25 I will also place his hand (AV)on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
26 He will call to Me, ‘You are (AW)my Father,
My God, and the (AX)rock of my salvation.’
27 I will also make him My (AY)firstborn,
The (AZ)highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will maintain My (BA)favor for him forever,
And My (BB)covenant shall be confirmed to him.
29 So I will establish his [t](BC)descendants forever,
And his (BD)throne (BE)as the days of heaven.
30 “If his sons (BF)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [u]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the (BG)rod,
And their guilt with [v]afflictions.
33 But I will not [w]withhold (BH)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
Footnotes
- Psalm 89 Title Possibly, Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 89 Title 1 Kin 4:31
- Psalm 89 Title Ps 88: title
- Psalm 89:4 Lit seed
- Psalm 89:6 Or sons of gods
- Psalm 89:8 Heb Yah
- Psalm 89:10 I.e., Egypt, as a sea monster; not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
- Psalm 89:10 Lit the arm of Your might
- Psalm 89:11 Lit its fullness
- Psalm 89:13 Lit an arm with strength
- Psalm 89:14 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 89:15 Or blast of the trumpet, shout of joy
- Psalm 89:17 Another reading is You exalt our horn
- Psalm 89:18 Or Even to the Holy One of Israel our King
- Psalm 89:19 Or At that time
- Psalm 89:19 Some mss one
- Psalm 89:19 Lit placed help upon
- Psalm 89:22 Or exact usury from him
- Psalm 89:22 Or wicked man
- Psalm 89:29 Lit seed
- Psalm 89:31 Lit profane
- Psalm 89:32 Or plagues
- Psalm 89:33 Lit break
Cross references
- Psalm 89:1 : Ps 59:16; 101:1
- Psalm 89:1 : Ps 40:10
- Psalm 89:1 : Ps 36:5; 88:11; 89:5, 8, 24, 33, 49; 92:2; 119:90; Is 25:1; Lam 3:23
- Psalm 89:2 : Ps 103:17
- Psalm 89:2 : Ps 36:5; 119:90
- Psalm 89:3 : 1 Kin 8:16
- Psalm 89:3 : Ps 132:11
- Psalm 89:4 : 2 Sam 7:16
- Psalm 89:4 : 2 Sam 7:13; Is 9:7; Luke 1:33
- Psalm 89:5 : Ps 19:1; 97:6
- Psalm 89:5 : Ps 149:1
- Psalm 89:5 : Job 5:1
- Psalm 89:6 : Ps 86:8; 113:5
- Psalm 89:6 : Ps 29:1; 82:1
- Psalm 89:7 : Ps 47:2; 68:35; 76:7, 11
- Psalm 89:7 : Ps 89:5
- Psalm 89:7 : Ps 96:4
- Psalm 89:8 : Ps 35:10; 71:19
- Psalm 89:9 : Ps 65:7; 107:29
- Psalm 89:10 : Ps 87:4; Is 30:7; 51:9
- Psalm 89:10 : Ps 18:14; 68:1; 144:6
- Psalm 89:11 : Gen 1:1; 1 Chr 29:11; Ps 96:5
- Psalm 89:11 : Ps 24:1
- Psalm 89:12 : Job 26:7
- Psalm 89:12 : Josh 19:22; Judg 4:6; Jer 46:18
- Psalm 89:12 : Deut 3:8; Josh 11:17; 12:1; Ps 133:3; Song 4:8
- Psalm 89:12 : Ps 98:8
- Psalm 89:13 : Ps 98:1; 118:16
- Psalm 89:14 : Ps 97:2
- Psalm 89:14 : Ps 85:13
- Psalm 89:15 : Lev 23:24; Num 10:10; Ps 98:6
- Psalm 89:15 : Ps 4:6; 44:3; 67:1; 80:3; 90:8
- Psalm 89:16 : Ps 105:3
- Psalm 89:17 : Ps 28:8
- Psalm 89:17 : Ps 75:10; 92:10; 148:14
- Psalm 89:18 : Ps 47:9
- Psalm 89:18 : Ps 71:22; 78:41
- Psalm 89:19 : 2 Sam 17:10
- Psalm 89:19 : 1 Kin 11:34; Ps 78:70
- Psalm 89:20 : 1 Sam 13:14; 16:1-12; Acts 13:22
- Psalm 89:20 : 1 Sam 16:13
- Psalm 89:21 : Ps 18:35; 80:17
- Psalm 89:21 : Ps 18:32
- Psalm 89:22 : 2 Sam 7:10; Ps 125:3
- Psalm 89:23 : 2 Sam 7:9; Ps 18:40
- Psalm 89:24 : Ps 89:1
- Psalm 89:24 : Ps 132:17
- Psalm 89:25 : Ps 72:8
- Psalm 89:26 : 2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chr 22:10; Jer 3:19
- Psalm 89:26 : 2 Sam 22:47; Ps 95:1
- Psalm 89:27 : Ex 4:22; Ps 2:7; Jer 31:9; Col 1:15, 18
- Psalm 89:27 : Num 24:7; Ps 72:11; Rev 19:16
- Psalm 89:28 : Ps 89:33
- Psalm 89:28 : Ps 89:3, 34
- Psalm 89:29 : Ps 18:50; 89:4, 36
- Psalm 89:29 : 1 Kin 2:4; Ps 89:4; 132:12; Is 9:7; Jer 33:17
- Psalm 89:29 : Deut 11:21
- Psalm 89:30 : 2 Sam 7:14; Ps 119:53
- Psalm 89:32 : Job 9:34; 21:9
- Psalm 89:33 : 2 Sam 7:15
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