The Psalms (WEB)

Psalm 89

A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite.

 ^89:1I will sing of the lovingkindness of Yahweh forever.
      With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

 ^89:2I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever.
      You established the heavens.
      Your faithfulness is in them."

  ^89:3"I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
      I have sworn to David, my servant,

 ^89:4'I will establish your seed forever,
      And build up your throne to all generations.'"

 Selah.

 ^89:5The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh;
      Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

 ^89:6For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh?
      Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

 ^89:7A very awesome God in the council of the holy ones,
      To be feared above all those who are around him?

 ^89:8Yahweh, God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like you?
      Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

 ^89:9You rule the pride of the sea.
      When its waves rise up, you calm them.

 ^89:10You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain.
      You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

 ^89:11The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours;
      The world and its fullness. You have founded them.

 ^89:12The north and the south, you have created them.
      Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

 ^89:13You have a mighty arm.
      Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

 ^89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.
      Lovingkindness and truth go before your face.

 ^89:15Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you.
      They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

 ^89:16In your name do they rejoice all day.
      In your righteousness, they are exalted.

 ^89:17For you are the glory of their strength.
      In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

 ^89:18For our shield belongs to Yahweh;
      Our king to the Holy One of Israel.

 ^89:19Then you spoke in vision to your saints,
      And said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior.
      I have exalted a young man from the people.

 ^89:20I have found David, my servant.
      I have anointed him with my holy oil,

 ^89:21With whom my hand shall be established.
      My arm will also strengthen him.

 ^89:22No enemy will tax him.
      No wicked man will oppress him.

 ^89:23I will beat down his adversaries before him,
      And strike those who hate him.

 ^89:24But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness will be with him.
      In my name, his horn will be exalted.

 ^89:25I will set his hand also on the sea,
      And his right hand on the rivers.

 ^89:26He will call to me, 'You are my Father,
      My God, and the rock of my salvation!'

 ^89:27I will also appoint him my firstborn,
      The highest of the kings of the earth.

 ^89:28I will keep my lovingkindness for him forevermore.
      My covenant will stand firm with him.

 ^89:29I will also make his seed endure forever,
      And his throne as the days of heaven.

 ^89:30If his children forsake my law,
      And don't walk in my ordinances;

 ^89:31If they break my statutes,
      And don't keep my commandments;

 ^89:32Then I will punish their sin with the rod,
      And their iniquity with stripes.

 ^89:33But I will not completely take my lovingkindness from him,
      Nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

 ^89:34I will not break my covenant,
      Nor alter what my lips have uttered.

 ^89:35Once have I sworn by my holiness,
      I will not lie to David.

 ^89:36His seed will endure forever,
      His throne like the sun before me.

 ^89:37It will be established forever like the moon,
      The faithful witness in the sky."

 Selah.

  ^89:38But you have rejected and spurned.
      You have been angry with your anointed.

 ^89:39You have renounced the covenant of your servant.
      You have defiled his crown in the dust.

 ^89:40You have broken down all his hedges.
      You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

 ^89:41All who pass by the way rob him.

 He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

 ^89:42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries.
      You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

 ^89:43Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword,
      And haven't supported him in battle.

 ^89:44You have ended his splendor,
      And thrown his throne down to the ground.

 ^89:45You have shortened the days of his youth.
      You have covered him with shame.

 Selah.

 ^89:46How long, Yahweh?
      Will you hide yourself forever?
      Will your wrath burn like fire?

 ^89:47Remember how short my time is!
      For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

 ^89:48What man is he who shall live and not see death,
      Who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?

 Selah.

 ^89:49Lord, where are your former lovingkindnesses,
      Which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

 ^89:50Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants,
      How I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

 ^89:51With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh,
      With which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

  ^89:52Blessed be Yahweh forevermore.

 Amen, and Amen.

BOOK IV

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