Psalms Chapter 89

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite

¹ I’ll sing forever about the LORD’s enduring love

      and make known his faithfulness to every generation,

² because I’ve said, “You build up enduring love;

      in the heavens you establish your faithfulness.”

 ³The LORD said, “I’ve made a covenant with my chosen one;

      I’ve sworn to David my servant,

                  ⁴‘I’ll make your descendants secure forever

            and build up your throne to all generations.’”         

Ps 89:1-4

⁵ The sky praises your wonders

      and extols your faithfulness in the assembly of your holy angels.

⁶ Who in the sky can compare with you?

      Who among the heavenly beings is like you,

         ⁷a God greatly respected in the council of holy angels

      and awesome above everyone around him?

⁸ Lord GOD of Hosts, who is like you?

         You’re completely faithful.

⁹ You rule the raging sea;

            when its waves rise up, you quiet them.

         ¹⁰You’ve crushed Rahab like one that’s slain

            and scattered your enemies with your strong arm.    

Ps 89:5-10

¹¹ The sky is yours; the earth belongs to you;

      you’ve founded the world and everything in it.

¹² You’ve created north and south;                                        

      Tabor and Hermon shout for joy over you.

¹³ You have a powerful arm and a strong hand;

      you lift your right hand high.

¹⁴ Goodness and justice make the foundation for your throne;

      enduring love and truth proceed ahead of you.

¹⁵ How blessed people are who know the sound of joy,

         who walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

¹⁶ In your name they celebrate all day;

      your goodness lifts their spirits.

¹⁷ They glory in your strength;

      your blessing honors them.

¹⁸ Their shield belongs to the LORD;

      their king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.                  

Ps 89:11-18

¹⁹ Long ago you said in a vision to your holy people,

         “I’ve crowned a great man,

      chosen from the common people.

²⁰ I found my servant David

      and anointed him with my holy oil.

²¹ My hand will make him secure;

         my arm will give him strength.

²² His enemies won’t outsmart him;

         sinful people won’t oppress him.

²³ I’ll crush his adversaries

      and strike down those who hate him.

²⁴ My faithfulness and enduring love will be with him,

         and I’ll make him honored.                                             

Ps 89:19-24

²⁵ I’ll establish his rule as far as the sea

      and set his control over the rivers.

²⁶ He’ll call out to me, ‘My Father,

         my God, the Rock that keeps me safe.’

²⁷ I’ll make him my firstborn,

      the highest among the kings on earth.

²⁸ I’ll keep my enduring love for him forever

         and confirm my covenant with him.

²⁹ I’ll make his descendants permanently secure,

      his throne as eternal as the sky.                                      

Ps 89:25-29

³⁰ “If his descendants leave my Law

            and don’t follow my judgments,

         ³¹if they violate my statutes

            and don’t keep my commandments,

         ³²then I’ll bring a rod to bear on their sin

            and stripes on their iniquity.

³³ But I won’t break off my enduring love from him

      or deal falsely in my faithfulness.

³⁴ I won’t violate my covenant

         or alter what I’ve said.

³⁵ Once I’ve sworn by my holiness,

         I won’t lie to David.

³⁶ His descendants will continue permanently,

         his throne will last like the sun with me.

³⁷ It’ll be secure as permanently as the moon,

         as faithful as its witness in the sky.”                               

Ps 89:30-37

³⁸ But, you’ve thrown him away and rejected him;

      you’re angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You’ve spurned the covenant with him

      and profaned his crown in the dust.

⁴⁰ You’ve broken down his walls                                           

      and brought his fortresses to ruin.

⁴¹ Everyone that passes by plunders him;

      he’s become a disgrace to his neighbors.

⁴² You’ve raised up his adversaries

      and made them celebrate.

⁴³ You’ve turned back the edge of his sword

      and haven’t made him stand in battle.

⁴⁴ You made his splendor cease

      and threw his throne on the ground.

⁴⁵ You’ve shortened his youth

      and covered him with shame.                                           Ps 89:38-45       

⁴⁶ How long, LORD,

      will you conceal yourself,

      will your anger burn like fire?

⁴⁷ Remember how long life is.

      What emptiness have you created people for?

⁴⁸ Who can live without dying?

         Can anyone avoid Sheol?                                                

Ps 89:46-48

⁴⁹ Where’s your former enduring love

         that you faithfully swore to David?

⁵⁰ Remember the scorn your servants endure,

      how I carry many people’s insults inside me

      ⁵¹ that your enemies have used for taunts,

      that they’ve mocked your anointed one with.

⁵² Bless the LORD forever!      

                                                                        Amen and Amen.                   

Ps 89:49-52