Psalms 89 — GNB
89Verse 1“A psalm 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!Verse 2For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.Verse 3“I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:Verse 4Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” [[Pause.]]Verse 5The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!Verse 6Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?Verse 7A God greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones, And to be had in reverence above all who are around him?Verse 8O Jehovah, God of hosts! Who is mighty like thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.Verse 9Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!Verse 10Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.Verse 11The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.Verse 12The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.Verse 13Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand.Verse 14Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.Verse 15Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;Verse 16In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!Verse 17For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!Verse 18For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.Verse 19Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst,—”I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people;Verse 20I have found David, my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him.Verse 21With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.Verse 22The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.Verse 23For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.Verse 24My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.Verse 25I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.Verse 26He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'Verse 27I will also make him my first-born, Highest of the kings of the earth.Verse 28My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.Verse 29I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.Verse 30Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,Verse 31Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,Verse 32I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.Verse 33But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.Verse 34I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.Verse 35Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.Verse 36His family shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.Verse 37It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”Verse 38But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.Verse 39Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.Verse 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.Verse 41All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.Verse 42Thou hast lifted up the right hand of his enemies; Thou hast made all his adversaries to rejoice.Verse 43Yea, thou hast turned the edge of his sword, And made him unable to stand in battle.Verse 44Thou hast brought his glory to an end, And hast cast down his throne to the ground.Verse 45Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.Verse 46How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?Verse 47Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!Verse 48What man liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld?Verse 49Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?Verse 50Remember, O Lord! the reproach of thy servants, How I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many nations,Verse 51With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!Verse 52[Praised be Jehovah for ever! Amen, yea, amen!]