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Psalm 89
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Psalm 89

A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
    with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;
    Your faithfulness shall be established in the heavens.”
3 You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
    I have sworn to David my servant:
4 ‘Your offspring I will establish forever,
    and build up your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah

5 Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
    Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
    Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones
    and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 O Lord God of Hosts, who is a mighty Lord like You,
    with Your faithfulness all around You?

9 You rule the raging of the sea;
    when the waves arise, You still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like a corpse;
    You scattered Your enemies with Your strong arm.
11 The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours;
    the world and all that is in it, You have founded them.
12 The north and the south, You have created them;
    Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.
13 You have a mighty arm,
    and strong is Your hand, and victorious is Your right hand.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
    mercy and truth shall go before Your presence.
15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout.
    They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence.
16 In Your name they rejoice all the day,
    and in Your righteousness they shall be exalted.
17 For You are the beauty of their strength;
    by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 For the Lord is our shield of defense,
    and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

19 Long ago You spoke in a vision
    to Your godly one and said:
“I have given help to one who is mighty;
    I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found David, My servant;
    with My holy oil I have anointed him:
21 By whom My hand shall be established;
    My arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not take tribute from him,
    nor the wicked humiliate him.
23 I will beat down his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
    and in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on the sea
    and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto Me, ‘You are my Father, my God,
    and the Rock of my salvation.’
27 Also I will make him my firstborn,
    the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 In My mercy I will keep him forever,
    and My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29 His offspring also I will establish forever
    and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 “If his children forsake My law
    and do not walk in My judgments,
31 if they break My statutes
    and do not keep My commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
    and their iniquity with lashes.
33 Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not remove from him
    nor be false in My faithfulness.
34 My covenant I will not violate
    nor alter the word that has gone out from My lips.
35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness
    that I will not lie to David:
36 His offspring shall endure forever,
    and his throne as the sun before Me;
37 it shall be established forever as the moon
    and as a faithful witness in the heavens.” Selah

38 But now You have cast off and rejected him,
    You have been wrathful with Your anointed king.
39 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant;
    You have defiled his crown by casting it to the ground.
40 You have broken down all his walls;
    You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All who pass by the way plunder him;
    he is a reproach to his neighbors.
42 You have set high 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 made him stand in battle.
44 You have made his 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, O Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?
    How long shall Your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time is!
    Why have You made all people in such emptiness?
48 What man can live and not see death?
    Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
49 Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,
    which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?
50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants
    and how I bear in my heart the insults of the many nations,
51 which Your enemies taunt, O Lord,
    with which they mock the footsteps of Your anointed king.

52 Blessed be the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.

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Psalm 89
Lexham English Bible

Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings

A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.[a]

89 I will sing forever of Yahweh’s acts of loyal love.
From generation to generation[b]
I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.
2 For I say, “Forever your loyal love is built up.
The heavens you have established with your faithfulness in them.”
3 “I made a covenant with my chosen one;
I swore an oath to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever,
and I will build up your throne from generation to generation.’”[c] Selah
5 And so the heavens will praise your wonderful deed, O Yahweh,
even your faithfulness, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the sky[d] is equal to Yahweh?
Who is like Yahweh among the sons of God,
7 a God feared greatly in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all surrounding him?
8 O Yahweh God of hosts,
who is mighty like you, O Yah,
with[e] your faithfulness surrounding you?
9 You are ruling the surging of the sea.
When its waves rise, you yourself still[f] them.
10 You yourself crushed[g] Rahab like one who is slain;
you scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
11 The heavens are yours, the earth yours as well,
the world with its fullness, because you founded them.
12 North and south, you created them;
Tabor and Hermon shout joyfully over your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is strong; your right hand reaches high.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.
Loyal love and faithfulness[h] come before your face.[i]
15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout;
O Yahweh, they walk about in the light of your countenance.
16 In your name they rejoice all the day,
and in your righteousness they rise up.
17 For you are the glory of their strength,
and by your favor our horn rises up,[j]
18 because our shield belongs to Yahweh,[k]
and our king to the Holy One of Israel.[l]
19 Formerly you spoke in a vision
to your faithful ones, and said,
“I have bestowed help on a mighty man;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found David, my servant.
With my holy oil I have anointed him,
21 with whom my hand will be steadfast.
Surely my arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not deceive him,
and no evil man[m] will afflict him.
23 But I will crush his adversaries before him,
and I will strike those who hate him.
24 And so my faithfulness
and my loyal love will be with him,
and in my name his horn will rise up.
25 And I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
27 I will also make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Forever I will keep my loyal love for him,
and my covenant will be reliable for him.
29 I will also establish his offspring forever,
and his throne as the days of the heavens.
30 If his sons forsake my law
and do not walk in my judgments,
31 if they defile[n] my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with a rod,
and their guilt with wounds.
33 But I will not break off my loyal love from him,
and I will not be false against my faithfulness.
34 I will not defile[o] my covenant,
or alter what proceeded from my lips.
35 Once[p] I have sworn by my holiness,
‘I will surely not lie to David,
36 His offspring will endure[q] forever,
and his throne as the sun before me.
37 Like the moon it will be steadfast forever,
and like an enduring witness in the sky.’” Selah
38 But you have spurned and rejected;
you are very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have repudiated the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled[r] his crown in[s] the dirt.
40 You have broken down all his walls;
you have made his fortifications a ruin.
41 All passing along the road plunder him;
he has become a taunt to his neighbors.
42 You have raised the right hand[t] of his adversaries.
You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword
and have not helped him stand his ground in the battle.
44 You have made his splendor to cease,
and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame. Selah
46 How long, O Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever?
Will your wrath burn like fire forever?
47 Remember what my lifespan is.
Remember for what vanity
you have created all the children of humankind.
48 What man can live on and not see death?
Can he deliver his life from the power[u] of Sheol? Selah
49 Where are your former acts of loyal love, O Lord,
that you swore to David by your faithfulness?
50 Remember, O Lord the taunting of your servants,
how I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many peoples,
51 by which your enemies taunt, O Yahweh,
by which they taunt the steps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed be Yahweh forever.
Amen and Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  2. Psalm 89:1 Literally “To a generation and a generation”
  3. Psalm 89:4 Literally “To a generation and a generation”
  4. Psalm 89:6 Hebrew singular collective “clouds”
  5. Psalm 89:8 Hebrew “and”
  6. Psalm 89:9 Literally “you, you calm”
  7. Psalm 89:10 Literally “You, you crushed”
  8. Psalm 89:14 Or “truth”
  9. Psalm 89:14 That is, enjoy continual access
  10. Psalm 89:17 According to the reading tradition (Qere). The Kethib reads “you exalt our horn”
  11. Psalm 89:18 Or “Yahweh is our shield.”
  12. Psalm 89:18 Or “The Holy One of Israel is our king.”
  13. Psalm 89:22 Literally “a son of wickedness”
  14. Psalm 89:31 Hebrew “profane; treat as common”
  15. Psalm 89:34 Hebrew “profane; treat as common”
  16. Psalm 89:35 Hebrew “One”
  17. Psalm 89:36 Hebrew “be”
  18. Psalm 89:39 Hebrew “profane; treat as common”
  19. Psalm 89:39 Hebrew “to”
  20. Psalm 89:42 That is, given them victory
  21. Psalm 89:48 Literally “hand””
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