1I will sing of the Lord’s great love for ever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.[1]2I will declare that your love stands firm for ever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.3You said, ‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,4“I will establish your line for ever and make your throne firm through all generations.” ’[2]5The heavens praise your wonders, Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?7In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.8Who is like you, Lord God Almighty? You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.9You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.10You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.11The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.12You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.13Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.15Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.16They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.17For you are their glory and strength, and by your favour you exalt our horn.[3]18Indeed, our shield[4] belongs to the Lord, our king 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 my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.21My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.22The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him.23I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.24My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn[5] will be exalted.25I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.26He will call out to me, “You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Saviour.”27And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.28I will maintain my love to him for ever, and my covenant with him will never fail.29I will establish his line for ever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.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;33but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.34I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.35Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness – and I will not lie to David –36that his line will continue for ever and his throne endure before me like the sun;37it will be established for ever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.’38But you have rejected, 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.40You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.41All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbours.42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.43Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.44You have put an end to his splendour and cast his throne to the ground.45You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame.46How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself for ever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?47Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity!48Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?49Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?50Remember, Lord, how your servant has[6] been mocked, 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.52Praise be to the Lord for ever! Amen and Amen.
Psalm 89
English Standard Version
I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord
1A Maskil[1] of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. (1Ki 4:31; 1Ch 2:6; Ps 88:11; Ps 89:5; Ps 89:8; Ps 89:14; Ps 89:24; Ps 89:28; Ps 89:33; Ps 89:49; Ps 101:1; Ps 119:90; Isa 55:3)2For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” (Ps 36:5; Ps 89:1)3You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: (2Sa 7:8; 1Ki 8:16; 1Ch 17:7; Ps 89:19; Ps 89:28; Ps 89:34; Ps 89:35; Ps 89:39; Ps 89:49; Ps 132:11; Isa 42:1; Jer 33:17)4‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.’” (Ps 89:29; Ps 89:36; Isa 9:7; Lu 1:32; Joh 12:34)5Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! (Job 1:6; Job 5:1; Job 15:15; Ps 19:1; Ps 50:6; Ps 88:12; Ps 89:7; Ps 97:6; Re 7:10)6For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings[2] is like the Lord, (Ps 86:8; Ps 89:8)7a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him? (Ps 47:2; Ps 89:5; Ps 103:20)8O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you? (1Sa 2:2; Ps 35:10; Ps 68:4)9You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. (Job 38:11; Ps 65:7)10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. (Ex 14:30; Job 9:13; Ps 53:5)11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. (Ge 1:1; 1Ch 29:11; Ps 24:1; Ps 104:5)12The north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. (De 3:9; Job 26:7; Ps 98:8; Jer 46:18)13You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. (Ps 85:13; Ps 89:2; Ps 97:2)15Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, (Ps 4:6; Ps 66:1)16who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are exalted. (Job 36:7; Ps 20:5; Ps 20:7)17For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. (Ps 75:10; Ps 78:61; Ps 89:24)18For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. (Ps 47:9; Ps 71:22)19Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[3] and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. (2Sa 17:10; Ps 21:5; Ps 89:3)20I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, (1Sa 16:13; Ac 13:22)21so that my hand shall be established with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. (Ps 80:17)22The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. (2Sa 7:10)23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. (2Sa 7:9; Ps 2:9)24My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. (Ps 89:1; Ps 89:17)25I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. (Ps 72:8)26He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ (2Sa 7:14; Ps 18:2)27And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. (Ex 4:22; Nu 24:7; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15; Col 1:18; Heb 1:5; Re 19:16)28My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm[4] for him. (Ps 89:3)29I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. (Job 14:12; Ps 89:4)30If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,[5] (2Sa 7:14; 1Ki 2:4)31if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments,32then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, (Job 9:34)33but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness.34I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. (Ps 89:28)35Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. (Ps 60:6; Heb 6:18)36His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. (Ps 72:5; Ps 89:4; Ps 89:29)37Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” (Job 16:19; Ps 89:36)38But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed. (Ps 44:9; Ps 89:20; Ps 89:51)39You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust. (Job 19:9; Ps 74:7; Ps 89:3; La 2:7)40You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins. (Ps 80:12)41All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. (Ps 44:13; Ps 69:9; Ps 69:19; Ps 89:40; Ps 89:50)42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle.44You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground.45You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. (Ps 71:13; Ps 102:23; Ps 109:29)46How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? (Ps 13:1; Ps 78:63; Ps 79:5)47Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man! (Job 7:7; Job 10:9; Job 14:1; Ps 39:5)48What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Ps 16:10; Ps 49:9; Lu 2:26; Heb 11:5)49Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David? (Ps 89:1)50Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults[6] of all the many nations, (Ps 74:18; Ps 74:22; Ps 79:12; Ps 89:41)51with which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed. (Ps 17:11; Ps 56:6; Ps 89:20; Ps 89:38)52Blessed be the Lord forever! Amen and Amen. (Ps 41:13)