89:1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD, for ever; with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations. |
89:2 For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens. |
89:3 Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant: |
89:4 'I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah] |
89:5 Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD, thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! |
89:6 For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD, |
89:7 a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and terrible above all that are round about him? |
89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as thou art, O LORD, with thy faithfulness round about thee? |
89:9 Thou dost rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, thou stillest them. |
89:10 Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass, thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm. |
89:11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine; the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them. |
89:12 The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name. |
89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm; strong is thy hand, high thy right hand. |
89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee. |
89:15 Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance, |
89:16 who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness. |
89:17 For thou art the glory of their strength; by thy favor our horn is exalted. |
89:18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
89:19 Of old thou didst speak in a vision to thy faithful one, and say: "I have set the crown upon one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
89:20 I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him; |
89:21 so that my hand shall ever abide with him, my arm also shall strengthen him. |
89:22 The enemy shall not outwit him, the wicked shall not humble him. |
89:23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. |
89:24 My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. |
89:25 I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. |
89:26 He shall cry to me, 'Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' |
89:27 And I will make him the first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth. |
89:28 My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever, and my covenant will stand firm for him. |
89:29 I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens. |
89:30 If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my ordinances, |
89:31 if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments, |
89:32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with scourges; |
89:33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love, or be false to my faithfulness. |
89:34 I will not violate my covenant, or alter the word that went forth from my lips. |
89:35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. |
89:36 His line shall endure for ever, his throne as long as the sun before me. |
89:37 Like the moon it shall be established for ever; it shall stand firm while the skies endure." [Selah] |
89:38 But now thou hast cast off and rejected, thou art full of wrath against thy anointed. |
89:39 Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant; thou hast defiled his crown in the dust. |
89:40 Thou hast breached all his walls; thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins. |
89:41 All that pass by despoil him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. |
89:42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes; thou hast made all his enemies rejoice. |
89:43 Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and thou hast not made him stand in battle. |
89:44 Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand, and cast his throne to the ground. |
89:45 Thou hast cut short the days of his youth; thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah] |
89:46 How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long will thy wrath burn like fire? |
89:47 Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is, for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men! |
89:48 What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah] |
89:49 Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David? |
89:50 Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned; how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples, |
89:51 with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed. |
89:52 Blessed be the LORD for ever! Amen and Amen. |