Psalm 89

I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1  I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2  For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness."
3  You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4  'I will establish your offspring forever,
and build your throne for all generations.'" Selah

5  Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
6  For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beingst is like the Lord,
7  a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all who are around him?
8  O Lord God of hosts,
who is mighty as you are, O Lord,
with your faithfulness all around you?
9  You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
10  You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
you scattered your enemies with your mighty 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 joyously praise your name.
13  You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14  Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15  Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,
who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face,
16  who exult in your name all the day
and in your righteousness are exalted.
17  For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.
18  For our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19  Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,t and said:
"I have granted 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  so that my hand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22  The enemy shall not outwit him;
the wicked shall not humble him.
23  I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24  My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25  I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26  He shall cry to me, 'You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
27  And I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.
28  My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my covenant will stand firmt for him.
29  I will establish his offspring forever
and his throne as the days of the heavens.
30  If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my rules,t
31  if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32  then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
33  but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
34  I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35  Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36  His offspring shall endure forever,
his throne as long as the sun before me.
37  Like the moon it shall be established forever,
a faithful witness in the skies." Selah

38  But now you have cast off and rejected;
you are full of wrath against your anointed.
39  You have renounced the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled his crown in the dust.
40  You have breached all his walls;
you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41  All who pass by plunder him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42  You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43  You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
and you have not made him stand in 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 Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?
47  Remember how short my time is!
For what vanity you have created all the children of man!
48  What man can live and never see death?
Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

49  Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?
50  Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked,
and how I bear in my heart the insultst of all the many nations,
51  with which your enemies mock, O Lord,
with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed.

52  Blessed be the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.

Psalm 89

A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite.

1 I will sing continually about the Lord’s faithful deeds;
to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

2 For I say, “Loyal love is permanently established;
in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”

3 The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty
and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” (Selah)

5 O Lord, the heavens praise your amazing deeds,
as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.

6 For who in the skies can compare to the Lord?
Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings,

7 a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly,
and more awesome than all who surround him?

8 O Lord, sovereign God!
Who is strong like you, O Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.

9 You rule over the proud sea.
When its waves surge, you calm them.

10 You crushed the Proud One and killed it;
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

11 The heavens belong to you, as does the earth.
You made the world and all it contains.

12 You created the north and the south.
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

13 Your arm is powerful,
your hand strong,
your right hand victorious.

14 Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne.
Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.

15 How blessed are the people who worship you!
O Lord, they experience your favor.

16 They rejoice in your name all day long,
and are vindicated by your justice.

17 For you give them splendor and strength.
By your favor we are victorious.

18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said:
“I have energized a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from the people.

20 I have discovered David, my servant.
With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

21 My hand will support him,
and my arm will strengthen him.

22 No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him;
a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.

23 I will crush his enemies before him;
I will strike down those who hate him.

24 He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love,
and by my name he will win victories.

25 I will place his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.

26 He will call out to me,
‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’

27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son,
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.

28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure.

29 I will give him an eternal dynasty,
and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

30 If his sons reject my law
and disobey my regulations,

31 if they break my rules
and do not keep my commandments,

32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club,
their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

33 But I will not remove my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise.

34 I will not break my covenant
or go back on what I promised.

35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive David.

36 His dynasty will last forever.
His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

37 it will remain stable, like the moon,
his throne will endure like the skies.” (Selah)

38 But you have spurned and rejected him;
you are angry with your chosen king.

39 You have repudiated your covenant with your servant;
you have thrown his crown to the ground.

40 You have broken down all his walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

41 All who pass by have robbed him;
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious,
and all his enemies to rejoice.

43 You turn back his sword from the adversary,
and have not sustained him in battle.

44 You have brought to an end his splendor,
and have knocked his throne to the ground.

45 You have cut short his youth,
and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

46 How long, O Lord, will this last?
Will you remain hidden forever?
Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

47 Take note of my brief lifespan!
Why do you make all people so mortal?

48 No man can live on without experiencing death,
or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)

49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord,
the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

50 Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted,
and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;
they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

52 The Lord deserves praise forevermore!
We agree! We agree!