89:1 I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
89:1 {A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.} I will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.

89:2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
89:2 For I have said, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens Thou wilt establish Thy faithfulness."

89:3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:
89:3 "I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant,

89:4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
89:4 I will establish your seed forever, And build up your throne to all generations. "Selah.

89:5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
89:5 And the heavens will praise Thy wonders, O LORD; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

89:6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
89:6 For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the LORD,

89:7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?
89:7 A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him?

89:8 O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who is like Thee, O mighty LORD? Thy faithfulness also surrounds Thee.

89:9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
89:9 Thou dost rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, Thou dost still them.

89:10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
89:10 Thou Thyself didst crush Rahab like one who is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with Thy mighty arm.

89:11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
89:11 The heavens are Thine, the earth also is Thine; The world and all it contains, Thou hast founded them.

89:12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
89:12 The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Thy name.

89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
89:13 Thou hast a strong arm; Thy hand is mighty, Thy right hand is exalted.

89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before Thee.

89:15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
89:15 How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Thy countenance.

89:16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.
89:16 In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And by Thy righteousness they are exalted.

89:17 For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
89:17 For Thou art the glory of their strength, And by Thy favor our horn is exalted.

89:18 For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
89:18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

89:19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
89:19 Once Thou didst speak in vision to Thy godly ones, And didst say, "I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

89:20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
89:20 "I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I have anointed him,

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

89:22 The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
89:22 "The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

89:23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him.
89:23 "But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.

89:24 But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
89:24 "And My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted.

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

89:26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
89:26 "He will cry to Me, 'Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'

89:27 I also will make him (my) first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
89:27 "I also shall make him [My] first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.

89:28 My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.
89:28 "My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

89:29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
89:29 "So I will establish his descendants forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

89:30 If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;
89:30 "If his sons forsake My law, And do not walk in My judgments,

89:31 If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments;
89:31 If they violate My statutes, And do not keep My commandments,

89:32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
89:32 Then I will visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

89:33 But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
89:33 "But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

89:34 My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
89:34 "My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
89:35 "Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.

89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
89:36 "His descendants shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me.

89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, And (as) the faithful witness in the sky. (Selah)
89:37 "It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful." Selah.

89:38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
89:38 But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been full of wrath against Thine anointed.

89:39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown (by casting it) to the ground.
89:39 Thou hast spurned the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown in the dust.

89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
89:40 Thou hast broken down all his walls; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

89:41 All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.
89:41 All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

89:42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
89:42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies rejoice.

89:43 Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
89:43 Thou dost also turn back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him stand in battle.

89:44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
89:44 Thou hast made his splendor to cease, And cast his throne to the ground.

89:45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
89:45 Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

89:46 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? (How long) shall thy wrath burn like fire?
89:46 How long, O LORD? Wilt Thou hide Thyself forever? Will Thy wrath burn like fire?

89:47 Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!
89:47 Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity Thou hast created all the sons of men!

89:48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Selah)
89:48 What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

89:49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesss, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
89:49 Where are Thy former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which Thou didst swear to David in Thy faithfulness?

89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom (the reproach of) all the mighty peoples,
89:50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the many peoples,

89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
89:51 With which Thine enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Thine anointed.

89:52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
89:52 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.