89:1 {Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.} I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
89:1 A Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.

89:2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
89:2 For I have said, "Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens."

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 My servant David:

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

89:5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
89:5 And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

89:6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
89:6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?

89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him.
89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.

89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
89:8 O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

89:9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
89:9 You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

89:10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
89:10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

89:11 The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
89:11 The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

89:12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
89:12 The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.

89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand.
89:13 You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

89:14 Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

89:15 Blessed [is] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
89:15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.

89:16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
89:16 In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

89:17 For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
89:17 For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.

89:18 For the LORD [is] our defence; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king.
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 holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.
89:19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: "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 My servant David; 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 shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.

89:22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
89:22 The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

89:23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
89:23 I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.

89:24 But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
89:24 "But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

89:25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
89:25 Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.

89:26 He shall cry unto me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
89:26 He shall cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'

89:27 Also I will make him [my] firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
89:27 Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

89:28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
89:28 My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

89:29 His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
89:29 His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

89:30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
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 break 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 punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

89:33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
89:33 Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

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 break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that 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 seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;

89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
89:37 It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah

89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
89:38 But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

89:39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
89:39 You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
89:40 You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

89:41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
89:41 All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

89:42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
89:42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

89:43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
89:43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.

89:44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
89:44 You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

89:45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
89:45 The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah

89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
89:46 How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

89:47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
89:47 Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?

89:48 What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
89:48 What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah

89:49 Lord, where [are] thy former lovingkindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
89:49 Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?

89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people;
89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants--How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
89:51 With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.

89:52 Blessed [be] the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
89:52 Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen.