Psalms 89
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| 1 | Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. |
| 2 | I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; To all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth. |
| 3 | For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; In the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness. |
| 4 | I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant: |
| 5 | For ever will I establish thy seed, And build up thy throne to all generations.' Selah |
| 6 | So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. |
| 7 | For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, Who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD, |
| 8 | A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, And feared of all them that are about Him? |
| 9 | O LORD God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee. |
| 10 | Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; When the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them. |
| 11 | Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scattered Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength. |
| 12 | Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; The world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them. |
| 13 | The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name. |
| 14 | Thine is an arm with might; Strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand. |
| 15 | Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Mercy and truth go before Thee. |
| 16 | Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; They walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance. |
| 17 | In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; And through Thy righteousness are they exalted. |
| 18 | For Thou art the glory of their strength; And in Thy favour our horn is exalted. |
| 19 | For of the LORD is our shield; And the Holy One of Israel is our king. |
| 20 | Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, And saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. |
| 21 | I have found David My servant; With My holy oil have I anointed him; |
| 22 | With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him. |
| 23 | The enemy shall not exact from him; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. |
| 24 | And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him. |
| 25 | But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; And through My name shall his horn be exalted. |
| 26 | I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers. |
| 27 | He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation. . |
| 28 | I also will appoint him first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth. |
| 29 | For ever will I keep for him My mercy, And My covenant shall stand fast with him. |
| 30 | His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven. |
| 31 | If his children forsake My law, And walk not in Mine ordinances; : |
| 32 | If they profane My statutes, And keep not My commandments; |
| 33 | Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with strokes. |
| 34 | But My mercy will I not break off from him, Nor will I be false to My faithfulness. |
| 35 | My covenant will I not profane, Nor alter that which is gone out of My lips. |
| 36 | Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David; |
| 37 | His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before Me. |
| 38 | It shall be established for ever as the moon; And be stedfast as the witness in sky.' Selah |
| 39 | But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed. |
| 40 | Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground. |
| 41 | Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin. |
| 42 | All that pass by the way spoil him; He is become a taunt to his neighbours. |
| 43 | Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. |
| 44 | Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle. |
| 45 | Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. |
| 46 | The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah |
| 47 | How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire? |
| 48 | O remember how short my time is; For what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men! |
| 49 | What man is he that liveth and shall not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah |
| 50 | Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, Which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness? |
| 51 | Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the taunt of] so many peoples; |
| 52 | Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, Wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed. |
| 53 | Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. |