Psalm 89:1–18

1  aI will sing of the bcmercies of the Lord for ever:

With my mouth will I make known cdthy faithfulness †to all generations.

2  For I have said, Mercy shall be ibuilt up for ever:

dThy faithfulness eshalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3  I have made a covenant with fmy chosen,

I have gsworn unto David my servant,

4  hThy seed will I establish for ever,

And ibuild up kthy throne lto all generations. Selah.

5  And mthe heavens shall praise nthy wonders, O Lord:

dThy faithfulness also nnin the congregation oof the saints.

6  For who in the heaven pcan be compared unto the Lord?

Who among qthe sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

7  God is greatly to be feared in qqthe assembly oof the saints,

And rto be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8  O Lord God of hosts,

Who is a strong sLord tlike unto thee?

Or to dthy faithfulness round about thee?

9  Thou rulest the raging of the sea:

When the waves thereof arise, thou ustillest them.

10  xThou hast broken ||Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;

Thou hast yscattered thine enemies †with thy strong arm.

11  zThe heavens are thine, the earth also is thine:

As for athe world and athe fulness thereof, thou hast bfounded them.

12  cThe north and the south thou hast created them:

dTabor and eHermon shall frejoice in thy name.

13  Thou hast †a mighty arm:

Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

14  gJustice and judgment are the ||ghabitation of thy throne:

hMercy and truth shall igo before thy face.

15  Blessed is the people that know the kjoyful sound:

They shall walk, O Lord, in the llight of thy countenance.

16  In thy name shall they rejoice all the day:

And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

17  For thou art the glory mof their strength:

And in thy favour nour horn shall be exalted.

18  For ||the Lord is our defence;

And pthe Holy One of Israel is qour king.