Psalm 89

Psalm 89^a

A maskil^b of Ethan the Ezrahite.

¹I will sing^e of the Lord’s great love forever;

with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known^f

through all generations.

²I will declare that your love stands firm forever,

that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.^g

³You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,

I have sworn to David my servant,

⁴‘I will establish your line forever

and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”^ch

⁵The heavensⁱ praise your wonders, Lord,

your faithfulness too, in the assembly^j of the holy ones.

⁶For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?

Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?^k

⁷In the council^l of the holy ones^m God is greatly feared;

he is more awesome than all who surround him.ⁿ

⁸Who is like you,^o Lord God Almighty?^p

You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

⁹You rule over the surging sea;

when its waves mount up, you still them.^q

¹⁰You crushed Rahab^r like one of the slain;

with your strong arm you scattered^s your enemies.

¹¹The heavens are yours,^t and yours also the earth;^u

you founded the world and all that is in it.^v

¹²You created the north and the south;

Tabor^w and Hermon^x sing for joy^y at your name.

¹³Your arm is endowed with power;

your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.^z

¹⁴Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;^a

love and faithfulness go before you.^b

¹⁵Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,

who walk^c in the light^d of your presence, Lord.

¹⁶They rejoice in your name^e all day long;

they celebrate your righteousness.

¹⁷For you are their glory and strength,^f

and by your favor you exalt our horn.^dg

¹⁸Indeed, our shield^eh belongs to the Lord,

our kingⁱ to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹Once you spoke in a vision,

to your faithful people you said:

“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;

I have raised up a young man from among the people.

²⁰I have found David^j my servant;^k

with my sacred oil^l I have anointed^m him.

²¹My hand will sustain him;

surely my arm will strengthen him.ⁿ

²²The enemy will not get the better of him;^o

the wicked will not oppress^p him.

²³I will crush his foes before him^q

and strike down his adversaries.^r

²⁴My faithful love will be with him,^s

and through my name his horn^f will be exalted.

²⁵I will set his hand over the sea,

his right hand over the rivers.^t

²⁶He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,^u

my God, the Rock^v my Savior.’^w

²⁷And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,^x

the most exalted^y of the kings^z of the earth.

²⁸I will maintain my love to him forever,

and my covenant with him will never fail.^a

²⁹I will establish his line forever,

his throne as long as the heavens endure.^b

³⁰“If his sons forsake my law

and do not follow my statutes,

³¹if they violate my decrees

and fail to keep my commands,

³²I will punish their sin with the rod,

their iniquity with flogging;^c

³³but I will not take my love from him,^d

nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

³⁴I will not violate my covenant

or alter what my lips have uttered.^e

³⁵Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—

and I will not lie to David—

³⁶that his line will continue forever

and his throne endure before me like the sun;^f

³⁷it will be established forever like the moon,

the faithful witness in the sky.”^g

³⁸But you have rejected,^h you have spurned,

you have been very angry with your anointed one.

³⁹You have renounced the covenant with your servant

and have defiled his crown in the dust.ⁱ

⁴⁰You have broken through all his walls^j

and reduced his strongholds^k to ruins.

⁴¹All who pass by have plundered^l him;

he has become the scorn of his neighbors.^m

⁴²You have exalted the right hand of his foes;

you have made all his enemies rejoice.ⁿ

⁴³Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword

and have not supported him in battle.^o

⁴⁴You have put an end to his splendor

and cast his throne to the ground.

⁴⁵You have cut short^p the days of his youth;

you have covered him with a mantle of shame.^q

⁴⁶How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?

How long will your wrath burn like fire?^r

⁴⁷Remember how fleeting is my life.^s

For what futility you have created all humanity!

⁴⁸Who can live and not see death,

or who can escape the power of the grave?^t

⁴⁹Lord, where is your former great love,

which in your faithfulness you swore to David?

⁵⁰Remember, Lord, how your servant has^g been mocked,^u

how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

⁵¹the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,

with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.^v

⁵²Praise be to the Lord forever!

Amen and Amen.^w