Psalm 89:2-19

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵ Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O Lord,
    thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
    Who among the heavenly beings^[a] is like the Lord,
⁷ a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
    great and terrible^[b] above all that are round about him?
⁸ O Lord God of hosts,
    who is mighty as thou art, O Lord,
    with thy faithfulness round about thee?
⁹ Thou dost rule the raging of the sea;
    when its waves rise, thou stillest them.
¹⁰ Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass,
    thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.
¹¹ The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine;
    the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.
¹² The north and the south, thou hast created them;
    Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
¹³ Thou hast a mighty arm;
    strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.
¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne;
    steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.
¹⁵ Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,
    who walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance,
¹⁶ who exult in thy name all the day,
    and extol^[c] thy righteousness.
¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength;
    by thy favor our horn is exalted.
¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the Lord,
    our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Of old thou didst speak in a vision
    to thy faithful one, and say:
“I have set the crown^[d] upon one who is mighty,
    I have exalted one chosen from the people.